| Type: | penumbral |
| Date: | 26 August 1980 |
| Axis: | 1.1682° |
| Gamma: | -1.16082 |
| Magnitude: | 0.70891 |
| Saros Ser: | 147 |
| Saros No: | 7 of 71 |
| Penumbral: | 214 minutes, 26.0 seconds |
| P1: | 01:43:19.5 |
| Greatest: | 03:30:29.5 |
| P4: | 05:17:45.5 |
| Previous: | July 1980 |
| Next: | January 1981 |
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place at the Moon's descending node of the orbit on Tuesday, August 26, 1980, the last of three penumbral lunar eclipses in 1980 with a penumbral magnitude of 0.70891. This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 70.891% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 3 hours, 34 minutes and 26 seconds.[1]
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 154.