Partial lunar eclipse, August 28
The Moon slides into the Earth's shadow. At maximum 96.2% of its face is inside the umbra — not quite a total eclipse, but close enough that the Moon turns the colour of old copper.
Can you see it?
Yes — in New York the Moon is well above the horizon and the sky is dark. Step outside and look up: no filter, no telescope, nothing to buy.
Visible from Europe, Africa, Western Asia, North America, and South America.
Maximum at 00:12, your city's time.
Nothing to protect your eyes from
Unlike a solar eclipse, this one is entirely safe to watch with bare eyes. You are looking at reflected light, dimmed — the same Moon you see every month, only darker. No filters, no ISO standard, no warnings. Binoculars help; nothing is required.
How it unfolds
All times in your city's clock. The shadow moves on its own schedule — these moments are the same instant for everyone on Earth.
- Faint shading begins21:23
- The bite starts22:33
- Maximum00:12
- The bite ends01:51
- Faint shading ends03:01
The numbers
- Kind
- Partial
- Umbral magnitude
- 0.930
- Disc in shadow
- 96.2%
- Total length
- 5 h 38 min
City by city
Local time at maximum, and whether the Moon is above your horizon then.
| City | Maximum | Visible |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 01:12 | Yes |
| Rio de Janeiro | 01:12 | Yes |
| Lisboa | 05:12 | Yes |
| Porto | 05:12 | Yes |
| Ciudad de México | 22:12 | Yes |
| Buenos Aires | 01:12 | Yes |
| Bogotá | 23:12 | Yes |
| Madrid | 06:12 | Yes |
| Barcelona | 06:12 | Yes |
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | 05:12 | Yes |
| London | 05:12 | Yes |
| New York | 00:12 | Yes |
| Los Angeles | 21:12 | Yes |
| Stockholm | 06:12 | Below horizon |
| Oslo | 06:12 | Below horizon |
| København | 06:12 | Below horizon |
| Helsinki | 07:12 | Below horizon |
| Москва | 07:12 | Below horizon |
| Київ | 07:12 | Below horizon |
| 서울 | 13:12 | Below horizon |
What astrologers read in it
The Moon is full in Pisces, and an eclipse is a full moon with the volume turned up. Traditionally this is a moment of endings rather than beginnings — what has been finishing quietly gets pushed over the edge. Notice what you are already done with.
Questions
- Is this a total eclipse?
- No — 96.2% of the disc enters the Earth's umbra, so a thin bright rim stays lit. In photographs it looks nearly total.
- Do I need glasses like for a solar eclipse?
- No. Solar eclipse filters exist because you are looking at the Sun. Here you are looking at the Moon, and it is dimmer than usual, not brighter.
- Why is it invisible from where I live?
- Because the Moon has to be above your horizon, and the Earth turns. The eclipse happens at one instant for the whole planet — everyone facing away from the Moon at that instant misses it entirely.