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Dakar 🇸🇳 — partial lunar eclipse

On 28 Aug 2026, Dakar sees the partial phases with the Moon up throughout, with maximum at 04:12 GMT, the Moon 38° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.

Local timeline

Dakar
Penumbra begins (P1)
01:23 GMT
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
02:33 GMT
umbra touches the Moon
Maximum eclipse
04:12 GMT
97% in the umbra
Partial ends (U4)
05:52 GMT
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
07:02 GMT
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
38°
azimuth 245°
Moonrise / moonset
19:06 / 07:05
bracketing the eclipse
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Dakar (14.72, -17.47) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data