page_title: August 2008 lunar eclipse
section_title: Viewing
hierarchical_section_title: August 2008 lunar eclipse / Viewing
caption_attribution_description: English: Sketch of the 2008-08-16 lunar eclipse.
context_page_description: A partial lunar eclipse took place on August 16, 2008, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2008, with the first being a total eclipse on February 20, 2008. The next lunar eclipse was a penumbral eclipse occurring on February 9, 2009, while the next total lunar eclipse occurred on December 21, 2010.
  The moon's apparent diameter was 26.2 arcseconds smaller than the February 21, 2008 total lunar eclipse.
context_section_description: Parts of Australia saw it begin before sunrise, while parts of South America saw it end just after sunset.
  The eclipse is also seen in the Philippines and other parts of Asia at moonset. Parts of Europe, the Middle East and Africa saw it when it is visible.
  The penumbral eclipse began at 18:23 UTC, with the partial eclipse beginning at 19:36. The time of greatest eclipse was 21:10. The partial eclipse ended at 22:44, and the penumbral eclipse will ended at 23:57.
  The planet Neptune was 2 days past opposition, visible in binoculars as an 8th magnitude "star" just two degrees west and slightly south of the moon.
caption: NASA chart of the eclipse
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