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Partial lunar eclipse

Friday, August 28, 2026 at 04:12 AM UTC
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Peak (UTC)
Thursday, Aug 27
Type
Partial lunar eclipse
Obscuration
97%
Partial duration
199 min
Local circumstances
Phase times in your local time, plus where to look in the sky from Palo Alto, California.
PhaseUTCLocal timeMoon altitudeDirection
P1 — Penumbral begins01:23:3618:23:36below horizon
U1 — Partial begins02:33:2319:33:23below horizon
MAX — Greatest eclipse04:12:4921:12:4916.9°ESE
U2 — Partial ends05:52:1422:52:1432.5°SE
P2 — Penumbral ends07:02:0200:02:0240.3°SSE
Saros family
Eclipses ~18 years and 11 days apart — same orbital geometry, shifted ~120° west each cycle.
1 Saros earlier
Partial lunar eclipse
August 16, 2008
1 Saros later
Total lunar eclipse
September 7, 2044