New York 🇺🇸 — partial lunar eclipse
On 28 Aug 2026, New York sees the partial phases with the Moon up throughout, with maximum at 00:12 GMT-4, the Moon 38° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
New YorkPenumbra 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
38°
azimuth 166°
Moonrise / moonset
19:25 / 06:40
bracketing the eclipse
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Naked-eye safe
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · New York (40.71, -74.01) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data