Overview
- A partial lunar eclipse will occur on Friday, August 28, with the Moon entering Earth’s umbra at about 04:33–04:34 and reaching maximum darkening near 06:12–06:13 local time.
- Viewing will be constrained by the Moon’s low western position and the coming sunrise, leaving only minutes between maximum eclipse and moonset in some places—for example Munich has roughly 20 minutes between maximum darkening and sunrise.
- Visibility varies across Germany and Europe: Rügen sees about 66% coverage until roughly 05:26, Leipzig about 84% until 05:41, and the Saar region up to about 96% with observations possible until 06:10.
- The event is safe to watch with the naked eye or through binoculars or a telescope, and photographers are advised to start around 04:30 from elevated sites with a clear west or west-southwest horizon to include terrestrial foregrounds before the sky brightens.
- This eclipse is the last larger lunar event for some time in the region, with the next full lunar totality visible in Germany expected on December 31, 2028, and observers are already looking ahead to the August 2, 2027 total solar eclipse across Gibraltar, North Africa and Saudi Arabia.