Deep Partial Lunar Eclipse Illuminates Southern Louisiana and Global Skies on Aug. 28, 2026
On Aug. 28 2026 a deep partial lunar eclipse covered 96.3% of the Moon, visible across most of the Americas, western Europe and western Africa, and was photographed in southern Louisiana near NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility.
The Moon entered Earth’s shadow on the night of Aug. 27-28 2026, reaching greatest coverage at 12:13 a.m. EDT when nearly the entire lunar disk was immersed in the umbra. Observers across the Americas—except Alaska and north-western Canada—as well as parts of western Europe and western Africa could see the event. Photographers in southern Louisiana captured the eclipse, a region that also hosts NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility, the nation’s primary hub for building large space hardware such as the SLS core stages for the Artemis program.
Why it matters
The eclipse showcased a rare astronomical phenomenon and highlighted Louisiana’s role in U.S. space hardware production.
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