| Global Event: | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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| Local Type: | Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Oranjestad |
| Began: | Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 9:23 pm |
| Maximum: | Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 12:12 am 0.930 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 3:01 am |
| Duration: | 5 hours, 38 minutes |
All times shown on this page are local time. |
August 27–28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Oranjestad
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Oranjestad. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (AST) for Oranjestad.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
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| 9:23 pm Thu, Aug 27 |
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Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. |
 113° |
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| 10:33 pm Thu, Aug 27 |
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Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. |
124° |
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| 12:12 am Fri, Aug 28 |
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Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. |
162° |
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| 1:51 am Fri, Aug 28 |
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Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. |
219° |
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| 3:01 am Fri, Aug 28 |
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Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. |
239° |
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How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky
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 partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covered only parts of the Moon, as seen from Oranjestad. There were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covered a large portion of the Moon, so this was still a nice sight.
Cloud Coverage (Aug 27–28)
In the past, this day was cloudy 53% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Oranjestad
| Eclipse Visibility From Oranjestad | Visibility Worldwide | ||
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Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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Jan 11–12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Jan 26, 2028 Partial Solar Eclipse | Annular Solar Eclipse |
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Jun 25–26, 2029 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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Note: Click on the date link for details in Oranjestad, or the path map image for global details. |