| Global Event: | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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| Local Type: | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Taiohae, Marquesas Islands |
| Began: | Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 5:41 pm |
| Maximum: | Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 6:42 pm 0.930 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 9:31 pm |
| Duration: | 3 hours, 51 minutes |
All times shown on this page are local time. |
August 27, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Taiohae
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Taiohae. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (MART) for Taiohae.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
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| 3:53 pm Thu, Aug 27 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |
 105° |
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| 5:03 pm Thu, Aug 27 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon |
101° |
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| 5:41 pm Thu, Aug 27 | Rising | Moonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends. |
99° |
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| 6:42 pm Thu, Aug 27 |
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Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. |
97° |
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| 8:21 pm Thu, Aug 27 |
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Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. |
94° |
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| 9:31 pm Thu, Aug 27 |
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Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. |
92° |
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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 Taiohae. 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)
In the past, this day was cloudy 47% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Taiohae
| Eclipse Visibility From Taiohae | Visibility Worldwide | ||
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Aug 16, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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Jan 11, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Dec 31, 2028 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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Jun 25, 2029 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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Note: Click on the date link for details in Taiohae, or the path map image for global details. |
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