Overview
- The partial eclipse will take place early on Friday morning, 28 August 2026, with the partial phase starting around 04:33 and the maximum—about 93–94 percent coverage—around 06:12 local time.
- Observers do not need special eye protection because moonlight cannot harm the eyes; the event is safe to watch with the naked eye and can be enhanced with binoculars or a telescope.
- Viewing windows are short in many locations because the Moon sets and dawn follows close to the maximum, so eastern areas such as Frankfurt (Oder) may lose the peak as the Moon goes down.
- The German Weather Service forecasts widespread clouds, showers and possible thunderstorms overnight into Friday, which will likely block the view for large parts of the country.
- Photographers should plan fast exposures, a tripod, a telephoto lens or binocular smartphone adapter and a clear west or west-southwest horizon, and note that the next widely visible total lunar eclipse for Germany is on 31 December 2028.