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Quito 🇪🇨 — partial lunar eclipse

On 28 Aug 2026, Quito sees the partial phases with the Moon up throughout, with maximum at 23:12 GMT-5, the Moon 72° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.

Local timeline

Quito
Penumbra begins (P1)
20:23 GMT-5
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
21:33 GMT-5
umbra touches the Moon
Maximum eclipse
23:12 GMT-5
97% in the umbra
Partial ends (U4)
00:52 GMT-5
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
02:02 GMT-5
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
72°
azimuth 121°
Moonrise / moonset
18:05 / 06:26
bracketing the eclipse
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Quito (-0.18, -78.47) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data