{"id":65044,"date":"2026-08-29T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/?guid=3e8cfac8c398a75ddf5e1f551ba7a59d"},"modified":"2026-09-02T06:55:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T06:55:17","slug":"when-is-the-next-lunar-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/2026\/08\/29\/when-is-the-next-lunar-eclipse\/","title":{"rendered":"Missed the August lunar eclipse? Here\u2019s when the next one happens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n                            \n                            <article>\n                                <p>August's \"almost Blood Moon\" <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/stargazing\/lunar-eclipses\/august-2026-lunar-eclipse-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-96-percent-blood-moon\"><u>partial lunar eclipse<\/u><\/a> has come and gone, delighting stargazers with a gorgeous natural light show as light filtered by our planet's atmosphere turned it a deep crimson around the point of maximum eclipse.<\/p><p>But when is the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/15689-lunar-eclipses.html\"><u>lunar eclipse<\/u><\/a>?<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html\"><u>Earth<\/u><\/a> won't darken <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/55-earths-moon-formation-composition-and-orbit.html\"><u>the moon<\/u><\/a> again until Feb. 20, 2027, when a penumbral eclipse will cast our planet's soft outer shadow across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/full-moon-names-2026-explained\"><u>February's full \"Snow Moon\"<\/u><\/a>, so named for the freezing weather that occurs around the time it rises. <\/p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/players\/f3C2BjTt.html\" id=\"f3C2BjTt\" title=\"Aug. 2026 Skywatching: Solar Eclipse, Perseid Meteor Shower, bright Venus & more\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><div  class=\"fancy-box\"><div class=\"fancy_box-title\">Fujinon Techno-Stabi 1640<\/div><div class=\"fancy_box_body\"><figure class=\"van-image-figure \"  ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' ><p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img id=\"jS2xGvANo9A6Nu4RVsL9iR\" name=\"fujitsl1640-sqaure\" caption=\"\" alt=\"The Fujifilm Fujinon TechnoStabi TS-L 1640 binoculars on a white background.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/jS2xGvANo9A6Nu4RVsL9iR.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"pinterest-pin-exclude\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Fujifilm)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><p class=\"fancy-box__body-text\">With 16x magnification and some of the strongest image stabilization available, these <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/26021-best-binoculars.html\">binoculars<\/a> deliver detailed views of the moon without needing a tripod by completely eliminating hand-shake.<\/p><p class=\"fancy-box__body-text\"><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/stargazing\/skywatching-kit\/fujifilm-fujinon-techno-stabi-ts-l-1640-image-stabilized-binoculars-review\"><strong>Fujinon Techno-Stabi 1640 review<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><p>The darkening will be incredibly subtle compared to that of a partial lunar eclipse, where the moon passes into Earth's intense inner shadow \u2014 the umbra \u2014 revealing our planet's curved silhouette on the lunar surface.<\/p><p>Our planet's deeper umbral shadow will miss the moon entirely on Feb. 20, 2027, setting the stage for an understated show of orbital mechanics, as the moon's silver lustre is almost imperceptibly dimmed by Earth's penumbra. <\/p><p>The soft penumbral shadow will be most apparent at 6:12 p.m. EST (2312 GMT) on Feb. 20, as the moon passes closer to our planet's umbra, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/eclipse\/lunar\/2027-february-20\"><u>according to Time and Date<\/u><\/a>. The shadow will be deepest around the moon's north polar region, but even then the effect will be very subtle.<\/p><figure class=\"van-image-figure  inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2256px;\"><p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img id=\"dViYtJKaZbquRrzrGmicJ4\" name=\"GettyImages-1192997459\" alt=\"A photograph showing the penumbral stage of a lunar eclipse as the lunar disk shines in a black night's sky.\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/v2\/t:114,l:0,cw:2256,ch:1269,q:80\/dViYtJKaZbquRrzrGmicJ4.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"2256\" height=\"1648\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"inline expandable\"><a href='https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/v2\/t:114,l:0,cw:2256,ch:1269,q:80\/dViYtJKaZbquRrzrGmicJ4.jpg'  class='expand-button icon-expand-image icon' ><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">Earth's penumbral shadow darkens the moon during a lunar eclipse. <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Photo by Ritesh Shukla\/NurPhoto via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>A good photography exercise would be to capture an image of the Snow Moon at the point of maximum eclipse, to compare with a photo of a regular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/16830-full-moon-calendar.html\"><u>full moon<\/u><\/a>. Be sure to read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/how-to-photograph-the-moon-camera\"><u>guide to photographing the moon<\/u><\/a> and our picks of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/best-cameras-for-astrophotography\"><u>best cameras<\/u><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/best-lenses-for-astrophotography\"><u>lenses for astrophotography<\/u><\/a> if you're looking to upgrade your gear.<\/p><p><strong>Read more: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/what-is-a-blood-moon-when-next-2026\"><u>What is a blood moon, and when can you see the next one?<\/u><\/a><\/p><p>The next lunar eclipse to rival August's won't occur until New Year's Eve in December 2028, when a magnificent total lunar eclipse will transform Earth's satellite into a magnificent \"Blood Moon\" in the skies over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/eclipse\/list.html\"><u>Asia, Australia and the Pacific<\/u><\/a>.<\/p><p><em><strong>Editor's Note: <\/strong><\/em><em>If you would like to share your astrophotography with Space.com's readers, then please send your photo(s), comments, and your name and location to spacephotos@space.com. <\/em><\/p>\n                                                            <\/article>\n                            \n                        ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When will Earth&#8217;s shadow cover the moon next following the August 2026 partial lunar eclipse?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":713,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2923,3133,2794],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-eclipses","category-lunar-eclipses","category-stargazing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65044"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/713"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65044"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65216,"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65044\/revisions\/65216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoo.central12.com\/fugic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}