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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — South Pole, Antarctica (Amundsen-Scott station)

May 26, 2021 at 11:18 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in South Pole
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 8:47 pm
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 11:18 pm 1.009 Magnitude
Ended: Thu, May 27, 2021 at 1:49 am
Duration: 5 hours, 2 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 26–27, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — South Pole

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in South Pole. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (NZST) for South Pole.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
8:47 pm Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southwest 225°
19.4°
9:45 pm Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South-southwest 212°
19.6°
11:11 pm Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction South-southwest 191°
19.8°
11:18 pm Wed, May 26
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South 189°
19.8°
11:25 pm Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction South 188°
19.8°
12:52 am Thu, May 27
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southeast 167°
20.1°
1:49 am Thu, May 27
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction South-southeast 153°
20.2°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

This total lunar eclipse was fully visible in South Pole. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in South Pole

Eclipse Visibility From South PoleVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Oct 3, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in South Pole, or the path map image for global details.

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