Partial lunar eclipse will be visible from Venezuela this Thursday night

Published at: 27/08/2026 12:21 PM

Venezuela will be the scene of a partial lunar eclipse between the night of Thursday 27 and the early morning of Friday, August 28, an astronomical phenomenon that can be seen with the naked eye from all over the country.

According to Venezolana de Televisión (VTV), the science communicators of the Francisco J. Duarte Foundation Research Center for Astronomy and Applied Technologies (CIDATA), “the total shadow of the Earth (umbra) will cover 96% of the lunar surface (almost a total eclipse). At 10:34 PM on the 27th, where the Moon begins its entry into the darkest shadow of the Earth. At 12:14 AM on the 28th, it will reach its maximum eclipse almost completely in umbra, acquiring the reddish color typical of a total eclipse.”

For her part, science communicator Liz Peña, together with Cidata's retiree, Johnny Cova, comment that “there will be an almost imperceptible darkening where the Moon enters the twilight, which is the outermost and brightest part of the Earth's shadow, at which point its brightness decreases in a very subtle way and barely perceptible to the naked eye”. Both researchers, dedicated for many years to monitoring eclipses, stress that the Moon, in its orbit around the Earth, will cross the shadow that this planet casts into space.

They also explained that at 1:52 in the morning the Moon leaves the umbra and ends the visible phase of the eclipse, which lasts three hours and 19 minutes, where they added that the totality of the eclipse, from the moment it enters the penumbra and leaves the shadow, lasts five hours and 38 minutes.

To optimize the observation experience, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) suggests using seven-magnification binoculars to appreciate surface contrasts freehand, or 10 to 15 magnification with the support of a tripod to maintain image stability.

In the photographic field, specialists advise that professional camera users keep the ISO sensitivity between 100 and 400, use a minimum aperture of f/8, adjust a fast shutter speed and focus manually on the edge of the Moon.

For their part, those who use smartphones must activate manual mode, select similar ISO parameters with a shutter at 1/100 seconds, set the focus with a touch to the screen and completely dispense with the use of flash or digital zoom to avoid loss of quality.

Mazo News Team