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← Partial lunar eclipse on August 28, 2026

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Partial lunar eclipse on August 28, 2026 from Irving, TX

Whole eclipse.

This has passed

Times are local (CDT).

"Worth looking up" alerts for Irving, TX

One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Irving, TX: a very bright ISS pass, a Starlink train, a meteor shower peak, planets together, a supermoon or eclipse, the northern lights, or a bright comet. Only the city is stored, not your location.

Put Irving, TX's sky in your calendar

Full moons, meteor showers, eclipses and bright ISS passes (with a 10-minute reminder) appear in your calendar and update by themselves.

Eclipse timeline

Slide along the bar: the Moon drifts through Earth's shadow and turns copper red inside it.

Inner shadow

11:12 PM

The Moon is being eaten

Plan your night

☁️ Clouds through the night

The hour-by-hour cloud forecast appears about five days before.

🌑 Find a dark sky

City light hides most of the show. Drive until the sky looks clearly darker (often 30–60 minutes out), away from streetlights, with an open view.

🛰️ Also crossing the sky that night

Bright ISS and Starlink passes during the best hours appear about five days before.

Part of the Moon goes dark as Earth's shadow takes a bite out of it.

How to watch

  • No equipment needed, and it is safe to look at.
  • The Moon must be above your horizon: check the table for your city.
  • Binoculars show the red color of totality best.
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Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).