The Aug. 27-28, 2026 Eclipse of the Moon An Information Sheet by Andrew Fraknoi (U. of San Francisco, Fromm Institute) Photo by Giuseppe Donatiello (in public domain) NASA Diagram 1. What Is Happening? The evening of Thursday, August 27th , an eclipse of...
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The Aug. 27-28, 2026 Eclipse of the Moon An Information Sheet by Andrew Fraknoi (U. of San Francisco, Fromm Institute) Photo by Giuseppe Donatiello (in public domain) NASA Diagram 1. What Is Happening? The evening of Thursday, August 27th , an eclipse of the Moon will be visible. In a lunar eclipse, the Moon and the Sun are exactly opposite each other in our sky, and the Earth gets between them. This means the Earth’s shadow falls on the full Moon, darkening it. In this case 96% of the Moon’s area will be covered by the shadow. It’s a nicely democratic event; no special equipment is needed to see it (provided it’s not cloudy or foggy.) 2. When Will the Eclipse Happen in Different US Time Zones? Phase Pacific Mountain Central Eastern The partial eclipse begins 7:33 pm 8:33 pm 9:33 pm 10:33 pm The maximum eclipse occurs 9:12 pm 10:12 pm 11:12 pm 12:12 am The partial eclipse ends 10:52 pm 11:52 pm 12:52 am 1:52 am Note: The Moon rises: L.A. 7:17 pm, SF 7:38, Portland 7:49, Seattle 7:51 As
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