August 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Virginia Beach (23451), USA

Aug 17, 2027 at 3:13 am

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Global Event:	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type:	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Virginia Beach
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 — Virginia Beach

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

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
1:24 am Tue, Aug 17	Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.	186°	39.4°
3:13 am Tue, Aug 17	Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.	217°	31.6°
5:03 am Tue, Aug 17	Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.	240°	15.7°

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 48% of the time (since 2000).

Eclipse Visibility From Virginia Beach		Visibility Worldwide
	Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar Eclipse	Partial Solar Eclipse
	Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
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