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Los Angeles Scoop · Aug 26, 2026

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Near-Total Lunar Eclipse Will Be Visible Over Los Angeles Thursday Night Southern California skywatchers are in for a show Thursday night, August 27, when a deep partial lunar eclipse will turn much of the full moon a dark reddish-copper color. The moon will rise over Los Angeles around 7:18 p.m., with the partial eclipse beginning around 7:34 p.m. The eclipse will reach its peak at approximately 9:13 p.m., when 96% of the moon’s disk will be inside Earth’s shadow, making it look very close to a total “blood moon.” The main eclipse will continue until approximately 10:52 p.m. No special glasses are needed — unlike a solar eclipse, a lunar eclipse is completely safe to watch with the naked eye. Griffith Observatory will open its grounds for public eclipse viewing beginning at 7:25 p.m. and will also provide a live online broadcast. And if you miss this one, you'll have a long wait for another total lunar eclipse over Los Angeles. While smaller penumbral and partial lunar eclipses will occur before then, the next total lunar eclipse visible from Los Angeles will not be until June 25, 2029. If the skies cooperate, just look toward the southeastern sky Thursday evening for one of the most impressive lunar eclipses visible from Los Angeles in years.

*Near-Total Lunar Eclipse Will Be Visible Over Los Angeles Thursday Night* Southern California skywatchers are in for a show Thursday night, August 27, when a deep partial lunar eclipse will turn much of the full moon a dark reddish-copper color. The moon will rise over Los Angeles around 7:18 p.m., with the partial eclipse beginning around 7:34 p.m. The eclipse will reach its peak at approximately 9:13 p.m., when 96% of the moon’s disk will be inside Earth’s shadow, making it look very close to a total “blood moon.” The main eclipse will continue until approximately 10:52 p.m. No special glasses are needed — unlike a solar eclipse, a lunar eclipse is completely safe to watch with the naked eye. Griffith Observatory will open its grounds for public eclipse viewing beginning at 7:25 p.m. and will also provide a live online broadcast. And if you miss this one, you'll have a long wait for another total lunar eclipse over Los Angeles. While smaller penumbral and partial lunar eclipses will occur before then, the next total lunar eclipse visible from Los Angeles will not be until June 25, 2029. If the skies cooperate, just look toward the southeastern sky Thursday evening for one of the most impressive lunar eclipses visible from Los Angeles in years.

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