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August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

Aug 28, 2026 at 5:12 am
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Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Swansea, Wales
Begins: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 2:23 am
Maximum: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 5:12 am 0.930 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 6:31 am
Duration: 4 hours, 8 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

August 28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Swansea

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:23 am Fri, Aug 28
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South-southwest 200°
25.6°
3:33 am Fri, Aug 28
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Southwest 217°
20.8°
5:12 am Fri, Aug 28
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-southwest 239°
10.0°
6:31 am Fri, Aug 28SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-southwest 255°
-0.2°
6:51 am Fri, Aug 28Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 259°
-3.5°
8:01 am Fri, Aug 28Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 272°
-13.9°

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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 Swansea. 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 83% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

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Swansea Eclipse Countdown

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Swansea

Eclipse Visibility From SwanseaVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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

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