| Global Event: | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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| Local Type: | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Gotha, Thuringia |
| Began: | Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 3:23 am |
| Maximum: | Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 6:12 am 0.930 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 6:31 am |
| Duration: | 3 hours, 7 minutes |
All times shown on this page are local time. |
August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Gotha
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Gotha. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (CEST) for Gotha.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
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| 3:23 am Fri, Aug 28 |
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Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. |
 215° |
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| 4:33 am Fri, Aug 28 |
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Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. |
231° |
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| 6:12 am Fri, Aug 28 |
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Maximum Eclipse
Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see. |
251° |
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| 6:31 am Fri, Aug 28 | Setting | Moonset Setting |
255° |
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| 7:51 am Fri, Aug 28 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon |
270° |
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| 9:01 am Fri, Aug 28 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon |
284° |
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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 Gotha. 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 28)
In the past, this day was cloudy 67% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Gotha
| Eclipse Visibility From Gotha | Visibility Worldwide | ||
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Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |
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Jan 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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Jul 6, 2028 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Note: Click on the date link for details in Gotha, or the path map image for global details. |