Where is the penumbral lunar eclipse of August 17, 2027 visible?
From start to end over North America, South America and Antarctica; in part over Africa, Australia, Siberia, Greenland and New Zealand.
Eclipses›Lunar eclipses›August 17, 2027
Penumbral lunar eclipse of August 17, 2027
The Moon passes through the Earth’s faint outer shadow only. One side of it dims a little; most people notice nothing.
Where it is seen
From start to end over North America, South America and Antarctica; in part over Africa, Australia, Siberia, Greenland and New Zealand.
Drawing the eclipse…
Moon overhead
Drawing the eclipse…
Times are in your own time zone. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.
Times and facts
- Date
- Tuesday, August 17, 2027
- Penumbral eclipse begins
- 05:23
- Deepest
- 07:13
- Penumbral eclipse ends
- 09:03
- Magnitude
- 0.55 of the Moon’s width in the outer shadow
- Moon overhead
- The Pacific 12.5° S, 107.9° W
Times are UTC. A lunar eclipse happens at the same instant everywhere; a solar eclipse reaches each place at its own time, given below.
What cities see
272 of the cities this site covers see something of this eclipse; these are the 40 largest. Times are local to each city.
| City | Sees | From | Deepest | Until | Local date | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires · Argentina | All of it | 2:23 AM | 4:13 AM | 6:03 AM | Tue, Aug 17 | 39° up |
| Mexico City · Mexico | All of it | 11:23 PM | 1:13 AM | 3:03 AM | Tue, Aug 17 | 57° up |
| São Paulo · Brazil | All of it | 02:23 | 04:13 | 06:03 | Tue, Aug 17 | 30° up |
| New York · NY | All of it | 1:23 AM | 3:13 AM | 5:03 AM | Tue, Aug 17 | 28° up |
| Lima · Peru | All of it | 12:23 AM | 2:13 AM | 4:03 AM | Tue, Aug 17 | 59° up |
| Bogotá · Colombia | All of it | 12:23 AM | 2:13 AM | 4:03 AM | Tue, Aug 17 | 52° up |
| Rio de Janeiro · Brazil | All of it | 02:23 | 04:13 | 06:03 | Tue, Aug 17 | 27° up |
| Santiago · Chile | All of it | 1:23 AM | 3:13 AM | 5:03 AM | Tue, Aug 17 | 50° up |
| Los Angeles · CA | All of it | 10:23 PM | 12:13 AM | 2:03 AM | Tue, Aug 17 | 42° up |
| Caracas · Venezuela | All of it | 1:23 AM | 3:13 AM | 5:03 AM | Tue, Aug 17 | 43° up |
| Chicago · IL | All of it | 12:23 AM | 2:13 AM | 4:03 AM | Tue, Aug 17 | 32° up |
| Toronto · Canada | All of it | 1:23 AM | 3:13 AM | 5:03 AM | Tue, Aug 17 | 27° up |
| Cali · Colombia | All of it | 12:23 AM | 2:13 AM | 4:03 AM | Tue, Aug 17 | 55° up |
| Belo Horizonte · Brazil | All of it | 02:23 | 04:13 | 06:03 | Tue, Aug 17 | 28° up |
| Houston · TX | All of it | 12:23 AM | 2:13 AM | 4:03 AM | Tue, Aug 17 | 46° up |
| Brasília · Brazil | All of it | 02:23 | 04:13 | 06:03 | Tue, Aug 17 | 31° up |
| Santo Domingo · Dominican Republic | All of it | 1:23 AM | 3:13 AM | 5:03 AM | Tue, Aug 17 | 41° up |
| Havana · Cuba | All of it | 1:23 AM | 3:13 AM | 5:03 AM | Tue, Aug 17 | 46° up |
| Medellín · Colombia | All of it | 12:23 AM | 2:13 AM | 4:03 AM | Tue, Aug 17 | 52° up |
| Curitiba · Brazil | All of it | 02:23 | 04:13 | 06:03 | Tue, Aug 17 | 33° up |
| Ecatepec · Mexico | All of it | 11:23 PM | 1:13 AM | 3:03 AM | Tue, Aug 17 | 56° up |
| Montreal · Canada | All of it | 1:23 AM | 3:13 AM | 5:03 AM | Tue, Aug 17 | 24° up |
| Manaus · Brazil | All of it | 01:23 | 03:13 | 05:03 | Tue, Aug 17 | 41° up |
| Philadelphia · PA | All of it | 1:23 AM | 3:13 AM | 5:03 AM | Tue, Aug 17 | 29° up |
| Phoenix · AZ | All of it | 10:23 PM | 12:13 AM | 2:03 AM | Tue, Aug 17 | 43° up |
| Guadalajara · Mexico | All of it | 11:23 PM | 1:13 AM | 3:03 AM | Tue, Aug 17 | 56° up |
| Asunción · Paraguay | All of it | 2:23 AM | 4:13 AM | 6:03 AM | Tue, Aug 17 | 40° up |
| San Antonio · TX | All of it | 12:23 AM | 2:13 AM | 4:03 AM | Tue, Aug 17 | 47° up |
| Sydney · Australia | Part of it | 5:24 PM moonrise | 5:24 PM | 7:03 PM | Tue, Aug 17 | On the horizon |
| Melbourne · Australia | Part of it | 5:44 PM moonrise | 5:44 PM | 7:03 PM | Tue, Aug 17 | On the horizon |
| Abidjan · Côte d’Ivoire | Part of it | 05:23 | 06:11 | 06:11 moonset | Tue, Aug 17 | On the horizon |
| Casablanca · Morocco | Part of it | 06:23 | 06:55 | 06:55 moonset | Tue, Aug 17 | On the horizon |
| Salvador · Brazil | Part of it | 02:23 | 04:13 | 05:49 moonset | Tue, Aug 17 | 22° up |
| Dakar · Senegal | Part of it | 05:23 | 06:57 | 06:57 moonset | Tue, Aug 17 | On the horizon |
| Fortaleza · Brazil | Part of it | 02:23 | 04:13 | 05:41 moonset | Tue, Aug 17 | 20° up |
| Brisbane · Australia | Part of it | 5:24 PM moonrise | 5:24 PM | 7:03 PM | Tue, Aug 17 | On the horizon |
| Accra · Ghana | Part of it | 5:23 AM | 5:55 AM | 5:55 AM moonset | Tue, Aug 17 | On the horizon |
| Conakry · Guinea | Part of it | 05:23 | 06:47 | 06:47 moonset | Tue, Aug 17 | On the horizon |
| Rabat · Morocco | Part of it | 06:23 | 06:51 | 06:51 moonset | Tue, Aug 17 | On the horizon |
| Recife · Brazil | Part of it | 02:23 | 04:13 | 05:30 moonset | Tue, Aug 17 | 17° up |
With the app
Years away, and easy to forget. The app reminds you the day before.
This page tells you when to look. The app tells you again when it matters, and shows you where in your own sky.
- An alert the day before an eclipse you can see, and another an hour before its deepest moment.
- Set the sky to the minute of the eclipse and see where the Sun or the Moon will stand, from where you are.
- An arrow in the camera view that leads you to the Moon, a planet or any star.
- Meteor showers, oppositions and supermoons in the same calendar.
Quick answers
What time is the lunar eclipse on August 17, 2027?
The Moon is inside the Earth’s faint outer shadow from 05:23 UTC to 09:03 UTC, and deepest in it at 07:13 UTC. It happens at the same instant for everyone: only the clock on the wall differs.
Do I need anything to watch it?
No, but there is little to see: the Moon only passes through the Earth’s faint outer shadow, and most people notice no change.