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Will weather block it in the U.S.?
The Weather Channel • • science
Key Points:
- A partial lunar eclipse will be visible across North and South America from late Thursday night, August 27, into early Friday morning, August 28, lasting nearly 3.5 hours and peaking around 12:13 a.m. EDT.
- Viewing conditions may be affected by scattered showers and thunderstorms, especially in the Northeast and parts of the South and Central Plains, though some regions like the Midwest and much of the West are expected to have clearer skies.
- A heat dome anchored in the Southwest could help keep skies clearer in parts of the country, improving eclipse visibility in those areas.
- The eclipse will be fully visible in eastern North America and South America, while in Europe and Africa the moon will be setting during the event, and in the western U.S., Canada, Alaska, and Hawaii, the moon will be rising during the eclipse.
- This partial eclipse occurs because the Earth, moon, and sun are not perfectly aligned, causing the Earth's shadow to cover only part of the moon before receding.
