Sat, Feb 20
Penumbral lunar eclipse on February 20, 2027 from Aurora, Colorado
Part of it (the Moon rises or sets during it).
in 111 days 4 h
Times are local (MST).
One notification in the late afternoon, only on nights with something worth going out for over Aurora, Colorado: 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.
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Eclipse timeline
Slide along the bar: the Moon drifts through Earth's shadow and turns copper red inside it.
4:12 PM
Faint outer shadow
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.
The Moon dims slightly in Earth's outer shadow: easy to miss.
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
- Centennial, COPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
- DenverPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
- Thornton, COPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
- Westminster, COPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
- Arvada, COPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
- Boulder, COPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
- Greeley, COPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
- Fort Collins, COPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
- Colorado SpringsPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
- Pueblo, COPart of it (the Moon rises or sets during it)
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).