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Aug. 19, 2026

Partial Lunar Eclipse Tonight: Timing and Visibility

Partial Lunar Eclipse Tonight: Timing and Visibility
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A partial lunar eclipse darkens part of the Moon. Find the viewing time and visibility region for this event.

Portions of the podcast are made with the assistance of AI which helps us gather informaton from the NASA and other sources.

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Calarugus Shark Media. Space weather is brought to you with

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the help of AI. The next major August sky event

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is a deep partial lunar eclipse on August twenty seventh.

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About ninety six percent of the Moon enters Earth's shadow

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In the US. The eclipse begins at ten thirty three

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pm Eastern Time and peaks at twelve thirteen am. Look

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for the orange shadowed Moon after dark. Both gas giants

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put on a show. Saturn is at its yearly best,

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while Jupiter grows brighter and rises earlier each evening. The

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Moon is waxing gibbous, more than half lit and growing

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toward full. It sets late, giving only a brief window

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of dark skies after sunset. Rocket Launch Alert SpaceX is

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set to launch a Falcon nine tomorrow from Cape Canaveral

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Space four Station, Florida, carrying the Starlink Internet Satellites mission.

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The European Space Agency selects Ariani six to launch deep

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space CubeSat. The European Space Agency has awarded a contract

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to launch its solar storm monitoring CubeSat on an Ariani

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six rocket. Quick Solar update. The sun is quite active,

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with numerous sunspot groups visible. That means a moderate chance

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of northern lights tonight. For those in northern latitudes. Look

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north after dark if skies are clear. NASA's space weather

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trackers also note a burst of solar material was seen

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leaving the Sun. Today's report was compiled by AI from

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NASA Launch Library and Spaceflight News. See you tomorrow.