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August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Gora Sulutortkol’, Mangistauskaya Oblast’, Kazakhstan

Aug 28, 2026 at 6:34 am
Near max in Gora Sulutortkol’
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Gora Sulutortkol’
Begins: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 6:23 am
Maximum: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 6:34 am -0.873 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 6:37 am
Duration: 14 minutes

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August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Gora Sulutortkol’

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
6:23 am Fri, Aug 28
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Map direction West-southwest 254°
1.8°
6:34 am Fri, Aug 28
Maximum in Gora Sulutortkol’ This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Gora Sulutortkol’. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Gora Sulutortkol’ because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West-southwest for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West-southwest 256°
0.2°
6:37 am Fri, Aug 28 Setting Moonset Setting Map direction West-southwest 256°
-0.2°
7:33 am Fri, Aug 28 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction West 265°
-10.7°
9:12 am Fri, Aug 28 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction West-northwest 282°
-28.1°
10:51 am Fri, Aug 28 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction Northwest 304°
-44.0°
12:01 pm Fri, Aug 28 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction Northwest 325°
-52.6°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Gora Sulutortkol’

Eclipse Visibility From Gora Sulutortkol’ Visibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Jan 12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse

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