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July 6, 2028 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil

Jul 6, 2028 at 5:41 pm
Near max in Sorocaba
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Sorocaba, São Paulo
Begins: Thu, Jul 6, 2028 at 5:38 pm
Maximum: Thu, Jul 6, 2028 at 5:40 pm -0.841 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Jul 6, 2028 at 5:55 pm
Duration: 17 minutes

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Location

July 6, 2028 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Sorocaba

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
12:44 pm Thu, Jul 6 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction South 169°
-42.9°
2:09 pm Thu, Jul 6 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction South-southeast 146°
-36.0°
3:19 pm Thu, Jul 6 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction Southeast 132°
-26.1°
4:30 pm Thu, Jul 6 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction East-southeast 122°
-13.9°
5:38 pm Thu, Jul 6 Rising Moonrise Rising Map direction East-southeast 115°
-0.2°
5:40 pm Thu, Jul 6
Maximum in Sorocaba This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Sorocaba. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Sorocaba 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 East-southeast for the best view of the eclipse. 		Map direction East-southeast 114°
0.2°
5:55 pm Thu, Jul 6
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 113°
2.8°

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.

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 (Jul 6)

In the past, this day was cloudy 47% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

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Sorocaba Eclipse Countdown

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Sorocaba

Eclipse Visibility From Sorocaba Visibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse Annular Solar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

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