New York City, USA

Thursday, August 27, 2026

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New York City, USA

Lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse

93% of the Moon in shadow

Best around 12:13 AM

Moon in shadow
93%
Moon's height
39°
9:25 PM Penumbral begins 21° up
10:34 PM Partial begins 30° up
12:13 AM Greatest eclipse 39° up
1:51 AM Partial ends 39° up
3:00 AM Penumbral ends 34° up

Safe to look at with anything, unlike a solar eclipse - the Moon is only reflecting less light.

That morning

Sunrise

6:18 AM

6:18 AM

5:50 AM Blue hour
6:18 AM Sunrise
6:55 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

7:36 PM

7:36 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

6:59 PM Golden hour
7:36 PM Sunset
8:04 PM Blue hour ends

Full moon

Full Sturgeon Moon

Rises 7:25 PM in the ESE

7:25 PM – 6:40 AM

Named for the lake sturgeon most easily caught in the Great Lakes in late summer.

ESE WSW
7:25 PM Moonrise
7:46 PM 4°
1:01 AM Highest, 40°
6:18 AM 4°
6:40 AM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Rises
7:25 PM in the ESE
Exactly full
12:20 AM
Distance
242,499 mi

The disc is biggest and most orange in the first half hour above the horizon, and moonrise here is worked out to the minute for a flat horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 5:34 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:50 AM–6:18 AM
  • Morning best color 6:16 AM
  • Sunrise 6:18 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:18 AM–6:55 AM
  • Evening golden hour 6:59 PM–7:36 PM
  • Moonrise 7:25 PM
  • Sunset 7:36 PM
  • Evening blue hour 7:36 PM–8:04 PM
  • Evening best color 7:42 PM
  • Fully dark 9:14 PM–4:41 AM
  • Dark, no Moon Not tonight - the Moon is up

Upcoming celestial events for New York City, USA

Orionids Active, around 14 an hour
Mon 19 Oct 2026 7:40 PM International Space Station Modest pass, NW to NNE, 22 deg up
Tue 20 Oct 2026 5:57 AM Orionids Around 18 an hour
Tue 20 Oct 2026 7:38 PM Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:25 PM in the ENE Sun 25 Oct 2026 5:25 PM Halloween Halloween night in New York City - waning gibbous moon Sat 31 Oct 2026 6:00 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Wed 4 Nov 2026 6:18 PM Partial lunar eclipse 6% of the Moon in shadow
Tue 11 Jan 2028 11:13 PM Partial solar eclipse 3% of the Sun covered
Wed 26 Jan 2028 10:02 AM Partial solar eclipse 40.4% of the Sun covered
Sun 14 Jan 2029 12:50 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 101 minutes
Mon 25 Jun 2029 11:22 PM Total lunar eclipse 86% of it above your horizon
Thu 20 Dec 2029 5:42 PM Partial solar eclipse 0.7% of the Sun covered
Wed 30 Mar 2033 2:47 PM Total lunar eclipse 54% of it above your horizon
Fri 7 Oct 2033 6:55 AM Partial lunar eclipse 1% of the Moon in shadow
Wed 27 Sep 2034 10:46 PM Partial lunar eclipse 10% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 18 Aug 2035 9:11 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 95 minutes
Wed 6 Aug 2036 10:51 PM Partial solar eclipse 50.2% of the Sun covered
Sat 12 Aug 2045 1:26 PM

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