Partial lunar eclipse to be visible in Wales this week

NewsLatest Wales NewsIn The NewsAnd you won't need special glasses to see this one11:05, 25 Aug 2026Another partial lunar eclipse will be visible in Wales this week after millions of people watched the solar spectacle earlier this month.‌On August 12 more than 90% of the sun was covered by the moon with crowds gathering to watch the event across Wales and the rest of the UK.‌A second eclipse will take place this month on Friday, August 28, with around 93% of the moon in the earth's umbra. It will occur in the early hours of the morning and may cause the full moon - nicknamed the sturgeon moon - to take on a reddish glow.‌The penumbral eclipse will begin in Wales at 2.23am on Friday morning with the partial eclipse starting an hour later at 3.33am. The moon will be closest to the centre of