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August 28, 2072 — Total Lunar Eclipse — London, England, United Kingdom

Aug 28, 2072 at 7:53 pm
Near max in London
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in London, England
Begins: Sun, Aug 28, 2072 at 7:50 pm
Maximum: Sun, Aug 28, 2072 at 7:53 pm -0.869 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, Aug 28, 2072 at 8:07 pm
Duration: 17 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

August 28, 2072 — Total Lunar Eclipse — London

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:01 pm Sun, Aug 28Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 23°
-46.4°
3:14 pm Sun, Aug 28Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 45°
-40.0°
4:32 pm Sun, Aug 28Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 65°
-30.3°
5:04 pm Sun, Aug 28Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 71°
-25.7°
5:36 pm Sun, Aug 28Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 78°
-21.0°
6:54 pm Sun, Aug 28Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East 93°
-9.2°
7:50 pm Sun, Aug 28RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-southeast 103°
-0.2°
7:53 pm Sun, Aug 28
Maximum in London This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in London. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in London 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 104°
0.2°
8:07 pm Sun, Aug 28
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast.		Map direction East-southeast 107°
2.0°

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

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 London, but it can be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.

Cloud Coverage (Aug 28)

In the past, this day was cloudy 84% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in London

Eclipse Visibility From LondonVisibility Worldwide
Oct 19, 2070 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 15–16, 2071 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 4, 2072 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2072 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 12, 2072 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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

Next total solar eclipse visible in London

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