Public Sky Observing 2026-08/27: Moon Eclipse

Rochester Astronomy Club is hosting a public lunar eclipse viewing at River Road Dog Park / Rochester Dog Park North / GPS 44.089, -92.476 

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Penumbral eclipse begins: 8:18 p.m. CDT (Aug 27) Az/Alt 110°/5°
Partial eclipse begins:   9:33 p.m. CDT (Aug 27) Az/Alt 123°/17°
Maximum eclipse (Peak):  11:12 p.m. CDT (Aug 27) Az/Alt 146°/29°
Partial eclipse ends:    12:13 a.m. CDT (Aug 28) Az/Alt 162°/34°
Penumbral eclipse ends:   2:01 a.m. CDT (Aug 28) Az/Alt 194°/36°

This eclipse is a member of Saros 138. The eclipses in a given saros series are separated by 18 years, 11 days, 8 hours. The previous eclipse in this saros series occurred on August 16, 2008, and the next takes place on September 7, 2044.

Credit: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio