✨ Caelus • Lunar Eclipse on May 5, 2088

September 09, 2026 17:13:05 UTC+02:00 [48.85° N, 2.35° E]

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The Moon in Earth's shadow Partial Lunar Eclipse: at greatest eclipse the Moon's centre passes 3.44 Moon radii north of the axis of Earth's shadow, with 10% of its diameter inside the umbra and 117% inside the penumbra.

Partial Lunar Eclipse

May 5, 2088
Umbra Penumbra Moon
Greatest Eclipse
18:15
16:15 UTC
Duration
4h 57m
first to last penumbral contact
Deepest Phase
1h 17m
Partial phase
Umbral Magnitude
0.102
of the diameter in the umbra
Penumbral Magnitude
1.169
of the diameter in the penumbra
Gamma
0.939
5 987 km north of the axis

🕐 Contacts

Times in Europe/Paris, with UTC underneath.

  1. First penumbral contact (P1)
    The Moon touches Earth's penumbra and starts to dim.
    15:46
    13:46 UTC
    PA 137.6°
    -48.9° alt · 48° az
  2. First umbral contact (U1)
    The Moon reaches the umbra and the partial eclipse begins.
    17:36
    15:36 UTC
    PA 171.7°
    -33.7° alt · 75° az
  3. Greatest eclipse
    The Moon's centre is least distant from the axis of Earth's shadow.
    18:15
    16:15 UTC
    PA 11.0°
    -27.8° alt · 83° az
  4. Fourth umbral contact (U4)
    The Moon leaves the umbra and the partial eclipse ends.
    18:54
    16:54 UTC
    PA 210.3°
    -21.7° alt · 91° az
  5. Last penumbral contact (P4)
    The Moon leaves Earth's penumbra and the eclipse ends.
    20:44
    18:44 UTC
    PA 244.4°
    -4.7° alt · 110° 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 57m
Partial phase 1h 17m

🌍 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.