Lunar eclipse calendar
Browse total, partial and penumbral lunar eclipses with UK visibility, peak times and the difference from a solar eclipse.
Next lunar eclipse after today: 20 February 2027 at 23:12 GMT, penumbral. Show its local contacts.
2026 lunar eclipses
total lunar eclipse · 2026-03-03
At maximum the Moon is -31.9° below the horizon at 51.5074°, -0.1278°.
- Penumbral duration
- 339.0 min
- Partial duration
- 208.0 min
- Totality duration
- 59.0 min
- Umbral area obscured
- 100.00%
- Geometric umbral magnitude
- 1.151
- Geometric penumbral magnitude
- 2.184
Magnitude measures how much of the lunar diameter lies inside the shadow at maximum. These geometric estimates use a 1% enlargement of Earth’s radius for the shadow; catalogue values can differ with atmospheric-shadow conventions.
Visible portion at your coordinates
The entire eclipse is below the geometric horizon here.
| Event | Local time | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Penumbral begins | 3 March 2026 at 08:44 GMT | -17.5° · below horizon |
| Partial begins | 3 March 2026 at 09:49 GMT | -24.9° · below horizon |
| Totality begins | 3 March 2026 at 11:04 GMT | -30.6° · below horizon |
| Maximum | 3 March 2026 at 11:33 GMT | -31.9° · below horizon |
| Totality ends | 3 March 2026 at 12:03 GMT | -32.6° · below horizon |
| Partial ends | 3 March 2026 at 13:17 GMT | -31.4° · below horizon |
| Penumbral ends | 3 March 2026 at 14:23 GMT | -27.2° · below horizon |
partial lunar eclipse · 2026-08-28
At maximum the Moon is 8.0° above the horizon at 51.5074°, -0.1278°.
- Penumbral duration
- 338.0 min
- Partial duration
- 199.0 min
- Totality duration
- 0.0 min
- Umbral area obscured
- 96.61%
- Geometric umbral magnitude
- 0.930
- Geometric penumbral magnitude
- 1.964
Magnitude measures how much of the lunar diameter lies inside the shadow at maximum. These geometric estimates use a 1% enlargement of Earth’s radius for the shadow; catalogue values can differ with atmospheric-shadow conventions.
Visible portion at your coordinates
| Event | Local time | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Interval 1 | 28 August 2026 at 02:23 BST | 28 August 2026 at 06:10 BST · 226.3 min |
| Event | Local time | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Penumbral begins | 28 August 2026 at 02:23 BST | 24.8° · above horizon |
| Partial begins | 28 August 2026 at 03:33 BST | 19.4° · above horizon |
| Maximum | 28 August 2026 at 05:12 BST | 8.0° · above horizon |
| Partial ends | 28 August 2026 at 06:52 BST | -5.5° · below horizon |
| Penumbral ends | 28 August 2026 at 08:01 BST | -15.8° · below horizon |
Total, partial and penumbral
A total lunar eclipse puts the whole Moon inside Earth’s dark umbra, producing the red appearance often called a Blood Moon. A partial eclipse puts part of the disc in the umbra. A penumbral eclipse crosses only the outer shadow and can look subtly shaded.
Solar versus lunar eclipse
A lunar eclipse happens at full Moon when Earth lies between Sun and Moon; it can be watched wherever the Moon is above the horizon. A solar eclipse happens at new Moon when the Moon crosses the Sun from a particular part of Earth. Use eclipse-rated solar filters for any direct view of the Sun outside totality.