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August 28, 2072 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Vilnius, Lithuania

Aug 28, 2072 at 8:16 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Vilnius
Begins: Sun, Aug 28, 2072 at 8:12 pm
Maximum: Sun, Aug 28, 2072 at 8:16 pm 0.535 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Aug 28, 2072 at 10:07 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 55 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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August 28, 2072 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Vilnius

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Vilnius. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (EEST) for Vilnius.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:01 pm Sun, Aug 28Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 52°
-34.6°
5:14 pm Sun, Aug 28Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 69°
-25.6°
6:32 pm Sun, Aug 28Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 85°
-14.9°
7:04 pm Sun, Aug 28Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East 92°
-10.3°
7:36 pm Sun, Aug 28Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East 98°
-5.8°
8:12 pm Sun, Aug 28RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-southeast 105°
-0.2°
8:16 pm Sun, Aug 28
Maximum in Vilnius This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Vilnius. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Vilnius 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 East-southeast for the best view of the eclipse.		Map direction East-southeast 106°
0.2°
8:54 pm Sun, Aug 28
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast.		Map direction East-southeast 113°
5.0°
10:07 pm Sun, Aug 28
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southeast 129°
13.8°

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

The total phase of this lunar eclipse is not visible in Vilnius, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.

Cloud Coverage (Aug 28)

In the past, this day was cloudy 70% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Vilnius

Eclipse Visibility From VilniusVisibility Worldwide
Oct 19–20, 2070 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 16, 2071 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 9, 2071 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 4, 2072 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2072 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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