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August 17, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Petit Bois Island, Mississippi, USA

Aug 17, 2027 at 2:13 am
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Petit Bois Island, Mississippi
Begins: Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 12:24 am
Maximum: Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 2:13 am -0.526 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 4:03 am
Duration: 3 hours, 39 minutes

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August 17, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Petit Bois Island

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
12:24 am Tue, Aug 17
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South 169°
45.9°
2:13 am Tue, Aug 17
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South-southwest 206°
42.8°
4:03 am Tue, Aug 17
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southwest 233°
28.1°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Petit Bois Island

Eclipse Visibility From Petit Bois IslandVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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