Thu, Aug 27
Partial lunar eclipse on August 28, 2026 from Las Cruces, NM
Part of it (the Moon rises or sets during it).
This has passed
Times are local (MDT).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Las Cruces, NM: 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 Las Cruces, NM's sky in your calendar
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Eclipse timeline
Slide along the bar: the Moon drifts through Earth's shadow and turns copper red inside it.
10:12 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.
Other cities
- El PasoPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
- AlbuquerquePart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
- Rio Rancho, NMPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
- TucsonPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
- Odessa, TXWhole eclipse
- Midland, TXWhole eclipse
- LubbockWhole eclipse
- GilbertPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
- ChandlerPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
- MesaPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).