[Regnum] On the night of August 28, the Moon almost completely entered Earth's shadow, ending the 2026 eclipse season. This was reported by the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The Earth's shadow passed across the lunar disk from 5:33 to 8:53 Moscow time. The greatest shadow phase was recorded at 7:13 Moscow time. The eclipse was visible in Europe, western Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, and the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. In Russia, the Kaliningrad region was the best vantage point for observing the phenomenon.
The IKI RAS also clarified that the event was the last in a series of both lunar and solar eclipses this year.
On August 12, a total solar eclipse occurred on Earth. The phenomenon was best visible in St. Petersburg, Murmansk, and other northern regions of Russia. However, residents of the capital were only able to see a partial eclipse—the Moon covered less than 1% of the solar disk.
On March 3, a total lunar eclipse also occurred on Earth. For an hour, the moon was completely hidden by the planet's shadow. This phenomenon was best observed in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, the Indian Ocean, Asia, Australia, North and South America, the Arctic, and Antarctica.