| Global Event: | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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| Local Type: | Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Pituffik |
| Began: | Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 10:40 pm |
| Maximum: | Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 1:12 am 0.930 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 4:01 am |
| Duration: | 5 hours, 21 minutes |
All times shown on this page are local time. |
August 27–28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Pituffik
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Pituffik. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (ADT) for Pituffik.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
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| 10:23 pm Thu, Aug 27 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |
 134° |
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| 10:40 pm Thu, Aug 27 | Rising | Moonrise Rising |
138° |
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| 11:33 pm Thu, Aug 27 |
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Partial Eclipse begins
Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. |
150° |
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| 1:12 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 South. |
174° |
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| 2:51 am Fri, Aug 28 |
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Partial Eclipse ends
Partial moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to South-southwest. |
198° |
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| 4:01 am Fri, Aug 28 |
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Penumbral Eclipse ends
The Earth's penumbra ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southwest. |
214° |
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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 Pituffik. 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 61% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Pituffik
| Eclipse Visibility From Pituffik | 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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Dec 31, 2028 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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Jun 12, 2029 Partial Solar Eclipse | Partial Solar Eclipse |
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Note: Click on the date link for details in Pituffik, or the path map image for global details. |
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