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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Calgary, Alberta, Canada

May 26, 2021 at 5:18 am
Max View in Calgary, Alberta
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Calgary, Alberta
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 2:47 am
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:18 am 1.009 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:41 am
Duration: 2 hours, 54 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Calgary

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:47 am Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South-southwest 199°
15.6°
3:45 am Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South-southwest 212°
11.7°
5:11 am Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southwest.
Map direction Southwest 229°
3.0°
5:18 am Wed, May 26
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southwest.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction Southwest 231°
2.2°
5:25 am Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction Southwest 232°
1.4°
5:41 am Wed, May 26SettingMoonset SettingMap direction Southwest 235°
-0.2°
6:52 am Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 248°
-10.4°
7:49 am Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 258°
-18.8°

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 Calgary. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Calgary

Eclipse Visibility From CalgaryVisibility Worldwide
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Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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