Overview
- A deep partial lunar eclipse is set for Friday, 28 August 2026, with NASA and European astronomy bodies confirming the Moon will enter about 93–94% of Earth’s umbra.
- The visibly appreciable umbral phase starts around 04:33–04:34 Central European Summer Time and reaches maximum roughly 06:12–06:13, while penumbral contact begins near 03:23 and umbral exit occurs about 07:53.
- Observers farther west will see more of the event because the Moon is low in the western sky for Europe and moonset and dawn mean eastern locations may miss the maximum.
- No eye protection is needed to watch the eclipse; a free west or southwest horizon, binoculars or a small telescope, an elevated dark site, and a tripod for photos improve the view.
- Clouds from a cold front could block the spectacle in parts of Germany, notably North Rhine-Westphalia according to the Deutscher Wetterdienst, and the next total lunar eclipse visible in Germany is on 31 December 2028.