SUN · LUNAR ECLIPSE
Partial lunar eclipse of August 28, 2026
A DEEP partial — 93% of the Moon slides into Earth’s umbra on the night of 27–28 August 2026, with only a bright sliver escaping the shadow. Prime seats: the Americas (evening of the 27th); Europe and west Africa catch it low before moonset.
Unlike a solar eclipse, a lunar eclipse is completely safe to watch with the naked eye — no glasses, no filters. Everyone on the night side of Earth sees the same phase at the same moment.
The timeline, minute by minute
Contact times from the published canon (UT1, rounded to the minute). These instants are the same everywhere on Earth; whether you can see a given phase depends only on whether the Moon is above your horizon — check your city below.
| Phase | What happens | UT |
|---|---|---|
| P1 | Penumbral eclipse begins | 01:23 |
| U1 | Partial eclipse begins — the Moon enters the umbra | 02:33 |
| Max | Greatest eclipse | 04:12 |
| U4 | Partial eclipse ends — the Moon leaves the umbra | 05:52 |
| P4 | Penumbral eclipse ends | 07:02 |
What you'll see
A deep partial eclipse: 93% of the Moon's diameter sinks into Earth's dark umbra, leaving only a brilliant sliver at one edge. Near maximum, the shadowed portion often glows the same dusky red as a total eclipse — this one comes very close to being a blood moon. It sits in Aquarius–Pisces region for the night.
Who sees it — city by city
Computed from the canon contact times and the Moon's real position over each city (geometric altitude; near the horizon, buildings and haze matter). “Maximum” is the local clock time of greatest eclipse. Each city links to its own eclipse page with the full calendar.
| City | Sees | Maximum (local) | Moon at max |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | Entire eclipse | Aug 28, 12:12 AM | 39° |
| Los Angeles | Entire eclipse | Aug 27, 9:12 PM | 22° |
| Mexico City | Entire eclipse | Aug 27, 10:12 PM | 44° |
| São Paulo | Entire eclipse | Aug 28, 1:12 AM | 69° |
| Buenos Aires | Entire eclipse | Aug 28, 1:12 AM | 64° |
| London | Sets during — earlier phases | Aug 28, 5:12 AM | 9° — very low |
| Madrid | Sets during — earlier phases | Aug 28, 6:12 AM | 16° |
| Berlin | Sets during — earlier phases | Aug 28, 6:12 AM | 1° — very low |
| Rome | Sets during — earlier phases | Aug 28, 6:12 AM | 4° — very low |
| Lagos | Sets during — earlier phases | Aug 28, 5:12 AM | 22° |
| Cairo | Sets during — earlier phases | Aug 28, 7:12 AM | -8° |
| Johannesburg | Sets during — earlier phases | Aug 28, 6:12 AM | 3° — very low |
| Istanbul | Sets during — earlier phases | Aug 28, 7:12 AM | -8° |
| Dubai | Not visible | — | below horizon |
| Delhi | Not visible | — | below horizon |
| Tokyo | Not visible | — | below horizon |
| Sydney | Not visible | — | below horizon |
| Auckland | Not visible | — | below horizon |
Your city not here? Every one of our 132 city pages carries this eclipse — find yours.
Clouded out? Watch it online
One broadcaster has scheduled a livestreamfor this eclipse. We've gathered iton the Cams canvas, embedded from each broadcaster's own channel, so you can watch without leaving LiveEarthViewer.
- timeanddate28 Aug, 02:00 UTC
Start times are each broadcaster's own published schedule, checked 16 July 2026. Whether a stream is on air is the broadcaster's call — the player shows the truth. More streams often appear in the last few days before an eclipse.
Keep exploring
Eclipse predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA GSFC / EclipseWise.com) — 21st Century Canon of Lunar Eclipses, JPL DE430 ephemerides, Herald/Sinnott shadow model. Contact times UT1. City visibility computed by LiveEarthViewer from the canon instants. Source table checked 2026.