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August 27, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Washington DC, USA

Aug 28, 2026 at 12:12 am
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Washington DC, District of Columbia
Began: Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 9:23 pm
Maximum: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 12:12 am 0.930 Magnitude
Ended: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 3:01 am
Duration: 5 hours, 38 minutes

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Location

August 27–28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Washington DC

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Washington DC. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (EDT) for Washington DC.

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
9:23 pm Thu, Aug 27
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction East-southeast 121°
18.5°
10:33 pm Thu, Aug 27
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction Southeast 135°
29.2°
12:12 am Fri, Aug 28
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Map direction South-southeast 161°
39.4°
1:51 am Fri, Aug 28
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction South-southwest 193°
40.6°
3:01 am Fri, Aug 28
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction Southwest 213°
35.5°

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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 Washington DC. 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 60% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Washington DC

Eclipse Visibility From Washington DC Visibility Worldwide
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11–12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Jan 26, 2028 Partial Solar Eclipse Annular Solar Eclipse
Jan 14, 2029 Partial Solar Eclipse Partial Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Washington DC, or the path map image for global details.

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