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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Puerto Montt, Chile

May 26, 2021 at 7:18 am
Max View in Puerto Montt
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Puerto Montt
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 4:47 am
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 7:18 am 1.009 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 8:09 am
Duration: 3 hours, 22 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Puerto Montt

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:47 am Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West 272°
33.9°
5:45 am Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 263°
23.6°
7:11 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 West-southwest.
Map direction West-southwest 250°
8.6°
7:18 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 West-southwest.
Map direction West-southwest 249°
7.4°
7:25 am Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Map direction West-southwest 248°
6.3°
8:09 am Wed, May 26SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-southwest 241°
-0.2°
8:52 am Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Southwest 234°
-7.3°
9:49 am Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Southwest 224°
-15.0°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Puerto Montt

Eclipse Visibility From Puerto MonttVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Oct 2, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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