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August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Qaanaaq, Greenland (Thule)

Aug 28, 2026 at 3:12 am
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Qaanaaq
Begins: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 1:01 am
Maximum: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 3:12 am 0.930 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 6:01 am
Duration: 5 hours

All times shown on this page are local time.

August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Qaanaaq

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
12:23 am Fri, Aug 28 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction Southeast 133°
-1.4°
1:01 am Fri, Aug 28 Rising Moonrise Rising Map direction Southeast 142°
-0.2°
1:33 am Fri, Aug 28
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction South-southeast 150°
0.7°
3:12 am Fri, Aug 28
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to South.
Map direction South 173°
2.5°
4:51 am Fri, Aug 28
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to South-southwest.
Map direction South-southwest 197°
2.4°
6:01 am Fri, Aug 28
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction Southwest 214°
1.2°

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 covers only parts of the Moon, as seen from Qaanaaq. There are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covers a large portion of the Moon, so this is still a nice sight.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Qaanaaq

Eclipse Visibility From Qaanaaq Visibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse

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