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.
____ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
The moon sets behind the Colosseum during a partial lunar eclipse in Rome, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026.
- Gregorio Borgia - AP
A partial lunar eclipse is seen on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Cleveland.
- Carolyn Kaster - AP
An airplane flies past a partial lunar eclipse in Los Angeles, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026.
- Jae C. Hong - AP
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.
- Ariana Cubillos - AP
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.
- Carolyn Kaster - AP
The moon is seen shortly before total eclipse near to the Independence Angel monument in Mexico City, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026.
- Fernando Llano - AP
A couple embrace as the full moon rises hours before a lunar eclipse at the Santa Luzia viewpoint in Lisbon, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026.
- Armando Franca - AP
A partial lunar eclipse is seen in Los Angeles, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026.
- Jae C. Hong - AP
A boy looks at the moon through a telescope during a lunar eclipse in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026.
- Ariana Cubillos - AP
A lunar eclipse of the moon is seen through light clouds above the Washington Monument in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026.
- Cliff Owen - FR170079 AP
The moon rises behind a Spider-Man statue during a partial lunar eclipse in El Alto, Bolivia, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026.
- Juan Karita - AP
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.
- Natacha Pisarenko - AP
The full moon rises beyond the city hall in downtown Kansas City, Mo., before a lunar eclipse Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026.
- Charlie Riedel - AP
The moon rises behind a coconut palm during a partial lunar eclipse in Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026.
- Eraldo Peres - AP
A partial lunar eclipse is seen through an American flag, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Washington.
- Julia Demaree Nikhinson - AP
A partial lunar eclipse is seen beyond a television tower Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026 in Kansas City Missouri.
- Charlie Riedel - AP
A LATAM Airlines Boeing 777 approaches for landing in Lisbon during a partial lunar eclipse, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026.
- Armando Franca - AP
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.
- Matthew Hinton - FR170690 AP
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