San Francisco 🇺🇸 — partial lunar eclipse
On 28 Aug 2026, San Francisco sees the partial phases from moonrise at 19:38 GMT-7, with maximum at 21:12 GMT-7, the Moon 17° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
San FranciscoPenumbra begins (P1)
18:23 GMT-7
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
19:33 GMT-7
umbra touches the Moon
Maximum eclipse
21:12 GMT-7
97% in the umbra
Partial ends (U4)
22:52 GMT-7
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
00:02 GMT-7
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
17°
azimuth 117°
Moonrise / moonset
19:38 / 07:05
bracketing the eclipse
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · San Francisco (37.77, -122.42) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data