Boston 🇺🇸 — partial lunar eclipse
On 28 Aug 2026, Boston sees the partial phases with the Moon up throughout, with maximum at 00:12 GMT-4, the Moon 37° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
BostonPenumbra begins (P1)
21:23 GMT-4
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
22:33 GMT-4
umbra touches the Moon
Maximum eclipse
00:12 GMT-4
97% in the umbra
Partial ends (U4)
01:52 GMT-4
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
03:02 GMT-4
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
37°
azimuth 170°
Moonrise / moonset
19:15 / 06:26
bracketing the eclipse
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Naked-eye safe
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Boston (42.36, -71.06) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data