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August 17, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Playa de las Américas, Canary Islands, Spain

Aug 17, 2027 at 7:37 am
Near max in Playa de las Américas
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Playa de las Américas, Canary Islands
Begins: Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 6:24 am
Maximum: Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 7:38 am -0.590 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 7:40 am
Duration: 1 hour, 16 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.
Location

August 17, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Playa de las Américas

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Playa de las Américas. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (WEST) for Playa de las Américas.

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
6:24 am Tue, Aug 17
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction West-southwest 246°
14.5°
7:38 am Tue, Aug 17
Maximum in Playa de las Américas This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Playa de las Américas. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Playa de las Américas 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 West-southwest for the best view of the eclipse. 		Map direction West-southwest 255°
0.2°
7:40 am Tue, Aug 17 Setting Moonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets. Map direction West-southwest 255°
-0.2°
8:13 am Tue, Aug 17 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction West 259°
-7.7°
10:03 am Tue, Aug 17 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West 271°
-30.8°

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.

During this penumbral lunar eclipse, the Earth's main shadow does not cover the Moon. As the Earth's shadow (umbra) misses the Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse, there are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears partially or totally eclipsed during this event. 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 (Aug 17)

In the past, this day was cloudy 30% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

512 Days 13 Hrs 35 Mins 46 Secs

Playa de las Américas Eclipse Countdown

Lunar Eclipses
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  4. Partial Lunar Eclipse
  5. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
  6. Can I See a Lunar Eclipse?
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  10. Magnitude of Eclipses
  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
  12. Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?

Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Playa de las Américas

Eclipse Visibility From Playa de las Américas Visibility Worldwide
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse Annular Solar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Playa de las Américas, or the path map image for global details.

Next annular eclipse visible in Playa de las Américas

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