August 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse in Mafanele, Gaza Province, Mozambique

Aug 28, 2026 at 6:06 am

Near max in Mafanele

Global Event:	Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Mafanele
Begins:	Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 3:23 am
Maximum:	Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 6:07 am 0.925 Magnitude
Ends:	Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 6:09 am
Duration:	2 hours, 46 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Mafanele

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Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 3:18 am CAT

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

Time	Phase	Event	Direction	Altitude
3:23 am Fri, Aug 28		Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.	274°	36.6°
4:33 am Fri, Aug 28		Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.	268°	20.8°
6:07 am Fri, Aug 28		Maximum in Mafanele This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Mafanele. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Mafanele because the Moon is below the horizon at that time. Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West for the best view of the eclipse.	260°	0.2°
6:09 am Fri, Aug 28	Setting	Moonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.	259°	-0.2°
6:12 am Fri, Aug 28	Not directly visible	Maximum Eclipse Below horizon	259°	-0.8°
7:51 am Fri, Aug 28	Not directly visible	Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon	249°	-23.0°
9:01 am Fri, Aug 28	Not directly visible	Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon	239°	-37.2°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

In the past, this day was cloudy 31% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

Eclipse Visibility From Mafanele		Visibility Worldwide
	Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
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