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August 27, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Portsmouth, VA, USA

Aug 28, 2026 at 12:12 am
Max View in Portsmouth, Virginia
Global Event: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Portsmouth, Virginia
Begins: Thu, Aug 27, 2026 at 9:23 pm
Maximum: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 12:12 am 0.930 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Aug 28, 2026 at 3:01 am
Duration: 5 hours, 38 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

August 27–28, 2026 — Partial Lunar Eclipse — Portsmouth

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
9:23 pm Thu, Aug 27
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-southeast 121°
20.1°
10:33 pm Thu, Aug 27
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Southeast 135°
31.1°
12:12 am Fri, Aug 28
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South-southeast 162°
41.5°
1:51 am Fri, Aug 28
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southwest 194°
42.5°
3:01 am Fri, Aug 28
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southwest 215°
36.9°

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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 Portsmouth. 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 27–28)

In the past, this day was cloudy 55% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

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Portsmouth Eclipse Countdown

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Portsmouth

Eclipse Visibility From PortsmouthVisibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

Next total solar eclipse visible in Portsmouth

Next annular eclipse visible in Portsmouth

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