✨ Caelus • Lunar Eclipse on August 27, 1988

September 09, 2026 17:10:07 UTC+02:00 [48.85° N, 2.35° E]

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Partial Lunar Eclipse

August 27, 1988

Umbra Penumbra Moon

Greatest Eclipse

13:04

11:04 UTC

Duration

4h 22m

first to last penumbral contact

Deepest Phase

1h 53m

Partial phase

Umbral Magnitude

0.292

of the diameter in the umbra

Penumbral Magnitude

1.238

of the diameter in the penumbra

Gamma

-0.868

5 537 km south of the axis

🕐 Contacts

Times in Europe/Paris, with UTC underneath.

First penumbral contact (P1)

The Moon touches Earth's penumbra and starts to dim.

10:53

08:53 UTC

PA 28.9°

-38.6° alt · 301° az
First umbral contact (U1)

The Moon reaches the umbra and the partial eclipse begins.

12:08

10:08 UTC

PA 5.4°

-47.1° alt · 322° az
Greatest eclipse

The Moon's centre is least distant from the axis of Earth's shadow.

13:04

11:04 UTC

PA 153.1°

-51.1° alt · 341° az
Fourth umbral contact (U4)

The Moon leaves the umbra and the partial eclipse ends.

14:01

12:01 UTC

PA 300.7°

-52.2° alt · 2° az
Last penumbral contact (P4)

The Moon leaves Earth's penumbra and the eclipse ends.

15:15

13:15 UTC

PA 277.3°

-48.6° alt · 29° az

The position angle is measured on the Moon's limb from celestial north through east, the convention IMCCE and NASA publish, so these values can be compared with a published table directly.

👁 Visibility

From your location.

The Moon is below the horizon for the whole eclipse.

Penumbral phase: Not visible
Partial phase: Not visible

A lunar eclipse happens at the same moment everywhere. All that changes from place to place is whether the Moon is above the horizon.

⏳ Durations

Penumbral phase 4h 22m

Partial phase 1h 53m

🌍 About This Eclipse

A partial lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, but they are not perfectly aligned. This causes only a portion of the Moon to be covered by the Earth's shadow, resulting in a partial darkening of the Moon's surface.

A lunar eclipse is a geocentric event. The contacts and magnitudes on this page are the same for every observer who can see the Moon at that moment.