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August 17, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Vostok Station, Antarctica

Aug 17, 2027 at 1:13 pm
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Vostok Station
Begins: Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 11:24 am
Maximum: Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 1:13 pm -0.526 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 3:03 pm
Duration: 3 hours, 39 minutes

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August 17, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Vostok Station

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Vostok Station. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (VOST) for Vostok Station.

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
11:24 am Tue, Aug 17
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. 		Map direction South 172°
0.9°
1:13 pm Tue, Aug 17
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southeast.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see. 		Map direction Southeast 146°
2.3°
3:03 pm Tue, Aug 17
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast. 		Map direction East-southeast 120°
5.6°

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

During this penumbral lunar eclipse, the Earth's main shadow does not cover the Moon. As the Earth's shadow (umbra) misses the Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse, there are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears partially or totally eclipsed during this event. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.

Cloud Coverage (Aug 17)

In the past, this day was cloudy 5% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

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Vostok Station Eclipse Countdown

Lunar Eclipses
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  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Vostok Station

Eclipse Visibility From Vostok Station Visibility Worldwide
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Mar 3, 2026 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Vostok Station, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

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