Overview
- The partial eclipse took place early Friday morning, 28 August 2026, with the Moon entering the penumbra around 03:23 CET, the visible umbral phase beginning about 04:33–04:34 CET, and the maximum near 06:12–06:13 CET.
- At peak the Moon was deeply covered but not total, with authoritative sources putting umbral coverage at roughly 93–94 percent and some local reports citing up to about 96 percent.
- Weather largely decided who saw it: Deutscher Wetterdienst forecasts of clouds, showers and storms kept most of Germany from viewing the event while pockets of clear sky in the south and southwest, such as Oberschwaben, yielded successful sightings.
- Practical advice from astronomers held: no eye protection is needed, a free west or southwest horizon and an elevated site improve chances, and binoculars or a small telescope increase contrast as dawn brightened the sky.
- Observers who missed the event in Germany could watch international livestreams or see the full passage from regions where the Moon stayed high, and the next total lunar eclipse visible from Germany will occur on 31 December 2028.