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August 17, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Boston Post Road Historic District, Massachusetts, USA

Aug 17, 2027 at 3:13 am
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Boston Post Road Historic District, Massachusetts
Begins: Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 1:24 am
Maximum: Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 3:13 am -0.526 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Aug 17, 2027 at 5:03 am
Duration: 3 hours, 39 minutes

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August 17, 2027 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Boston Post Road Historic District

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:24 am Tue, Aug 17
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South-southwest 191°
33.4°
3:13 am Tue, Aug 17
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Southwest 220°
25.0°
5:03 am Tue, Aug 17
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-southwest 242°
9.9°

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 Boston Post Road Historic District

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Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Boston Post Road Historic District, or the path map image for global details.

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