A partial

lunar eclipse A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow. Such alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of the Earth ...

will take place on Friday 28 August 2026. The moon will be almost be inside the umbra, but not quite be contained within the umbral shadow at greatest eclipse. This lunar eclipse follows the total solar eclipse of 12 August 2026. This eclipse is the fourth and last of an ''almost tetrad'', with others being 14 Mar 2025 (T), 07 Sep 2025 (T) and 03 Mar 2026 (T). In this ''almost tetrad'', it's the only partial lunar eclipse. An ''almost tetrad'' occurs when has four consecutive lunar eclipses that has an umbral eclipse magnitude of 0.9 or greater without lunar eclipses that has an umbral eclipse magnitude of 0.89999 or smaller.

Visibility

It will be completely visible over South and eastern North America, will be seen rising over the rest of North America, and setting over Africa and Europe. Lunar eclipse from moon-2026Aug28

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2026

* An annular solar eclipse on 17 February. * A total lunar eclipse on 3 March. * A total solar eclipse on 12 August. * A partial lunar eclipse on 28 August.

Lunar year series

Saros series

Metonic series

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, ''The half-saros'' This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 145.

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* Preceded: Lunar eclipse of 16 July 2019 * Followed: Lunar eclipse of 8 October 2033

Notes

External links

Saros cycle 138
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