The moon rises behind a coconut palm during a partial lunar eclipse in Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
People watch the partial lunar eclipse across the Americas and Europe. According to NASA, about 96% of the Moon will pass through Earth’s umbra, falling just short of a total lunar eclipse.
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A LATAM Airlines Boeing 777 approaches for landing in Lisbon during a partial lunar eclipse, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)A partial lunar eclipse is seen through an American flag, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)A partial lunar eclipse is seen on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Hector Garcia looks at the moon through a telescope and a cellphone adapted with his son during a lunar eclipse in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)A partial lunar eclipse is seen beyond a television tower Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026 in Kansas City Missouri. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)A couple embrace as the full moon rises hours before a lunar eclipse at the Santa Luzia viewpoint in Lisbon, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)The moon sets behind the Colosseum during a partial lunar eclipse in Rome, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)An airplane flies past a partial lunar eclipse in Los Angeles, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)A boy looks at the moon through a telescope during a lunar eclipse in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)A partial lunar eclipse is seen by the purple lit steel beams of the Crescent City Connection, a pair of bridges that span the Mississippi River, in New Orleans, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)A partial lunar eclipse is seen above the stadium light during a pre-season NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and the New England Patriots, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)The moon is seen shortly before total eclipse near to the Independence Angel monument in Mexico City, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)Juan Carlos Sanchez adjusts his telescope as he waits for customers to offer them a chance to view the moon in exchange for a voluntary contribution during a partial lunar eclipse in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)The full moon rises beyond the city hall in downtown Kansas City, Mo. before a lunar eclipse Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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