Freetown 🇸🇱 — partial lunar eclipse
On 28 Aug 2026, Freetown sees the partial phases until the Moon sets at 06:52 GMT, with maximum at 04:12 GMT, the Moon 37° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
FreetownPenumbra 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
37°
azimuth 251°
Moonrise / moonset
18:43 / 06:52
bracketing the eclipse
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Naked-eye safe
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Freetown (8.48, -13.23) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data