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Eclipses visible from Guernsey

Local times and visibility for upcoming solar and lunar eclipses.

Today

Partial lunar eclipse

Friday, 28 August 2026

About 97% of the Moon passes into Earth’s dark shadow.

97%of the Moon in shadow
05:12maximum
10°above horizon, west-south-west

Eclipse times · 28 Aug 2026 · Guernsey time

02:23Penumbral begins27° up
03:33Partial begins22° up
05:12Maximum10° up
06:52Partial endsbelow horizon
08:02Penumbral endsbelow horizon

That day the Sun rises 06:20 and sets 20:01.

The Moon will be low in the west-south-west (about 10° up at maximum), so pick a spot with a clear, open horizon that way. Buildings, cliffs and high ground can hide the later stages.

Eclipses to come

The next solar and lunar eclipses, and whether each can be seen from Guernsey.

What is an eclipse?

Eclipses happen when the Sun, Earth and Moon align.

The Sun on the left, the small Moon in the middle, and Earth on the right. The Moon casts a narrow dark umbra that reaches a small band on Earth, where a total solar eclipse is seen, inside a wider light penumbra where a partial eclipse is seen. The rest of Earth is outside the shadow.TotalPartialpenumbraumbraSunMoonEarth

Total solar eclipse shown · not to scale

A solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun. From within the Moon’s shadow, it appears to cover part or all of the Sun.

Umbra

The narrow central shadow where the Sun is completely hidden. Where it reaches Earth, observers see a total solar eclipse.

Penumbra

The wider outer shadow where only part of the Sun is hidden. Observers here see a partial solar eclipse.

Learn more about how eclipses work ↗

Positions and times are calculated for Guernsey (49.46°N, 2.54°W) using the open-source Astronomy Engine library. Times are shown in Guernsey local time and rounded to the nearest minute. Sun and Moon heights are degrees above the horizon. Actual visibility depends on cloud and a clear horizon.