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August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Graaff-Reinet, South Africa

Aug 28, 2026 at 6:12 am
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Graaff-Reinet
Begins: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 3:23 am
Maximum: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 6:12 am 0.930 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 6:46 am
Duration: 3 hours, 22 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Graaff-Reinet

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:23 am Fri, Aug 28
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-northwest 286°
40.9°
4:33 am Fri, Aug 28
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 275°
26.6°
6:12 am Fri, Aug 28
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.		Map direction West 263°
6.1°
6:46 am Fri, Aug 28SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West 259°
-0.2°
7:51 am Fri, Aug 28Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 250°
-14.0°
9:01 am Fri, Aug 28Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 239°
-27.1°

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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.

During this partial lunar eclipse, the Earth's shadow covers only parts of the Moon, as seen from Graaff-Reinet. There are no other locations on Earth where the Moon appears completely covered during this event. The Earth's shadow covers a large portion of the Moon, so this is still a nice sight.

Cloud Coverage (Aug 28)

In the past, this day was cloudy 32% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

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Graaff-Reinet Eclipse Countdown

Lunar Eclipses

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Graaff-Reinet

Eclipse Visibility From Graaff-ReinetVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Graaff-Reinet, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

Next total solar eclipse visible in Graaff-Reinet

Next annular eclipse visible in Graaff-Reinet

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