Moonrise Moment

Chicago · United States

Lunar eclipses in Chicago.

Next clear-horizon opportunity at maximum: Partial lunar eclipse on Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 11:14 PM CDT, when the Moon is about 33° above the horizon.

6 of the next 11 listed lunar eclipse peaks occur with the Moon above the local geometric horizon.

partial lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse

Above horizon 33° up at maximum

penumbral lunar eclipse

Penumbral lunar eclipse

Below horizon 3° below at maximum

penumbral lunar eclipse

Penumbral lunar eclipse

Below horizon 59° below at maximum

penumbral lunar eclipse

Penumbral lunar eclipse

Above horizon 32° up at maximum

partial lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse

Above horizon 60° up at maximum

partial lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse

Below horizon 71° below at maximum

Blood moon

Total lunar eclipse

Below horizon 24° below at maximum

Blood moon

Total lunar eclipse

Above horizon 15° up at maximum

Blood moon

Total lunar eclipse

Above horizon 3° up at maximum

partial lunar eclipse

Partial lunar eclipse

Below horizon 69° below at maximum

penumbral lunar eclipse

Penumbral lunar eclipse

Above horizon 1° up at maximum

Personal sky calendar

What will your sky see?

Choose a city or use your exact location. We’ll translate every eclipse into local time and check the Moon against your horizon.

Exact coordinates stay in your browser. City selections use the published city-center coordinates.

Select a city or locate yourself to reveal the eclipses that happen above your horizon.

How this calendar works.

Times are converted to Chicago local time using the IANA time zone database. Visibility is calculated from the Moon’s altitude at NASA’s published moment of greatest eclipse using 41.8781°, -87.6298° as the city-center location.

Terrain, buildings, haze, and the full duration of each eclipse can change what you actually observe. Use the interactive planner with your exact location for a more personal horizon check.