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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Punta Arenas, Chile

May 26, 2021 at 8:18 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Punta Arenas
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:47 am
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 8:18 am 1.009 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 9:46 am
Duration: 3 hours, 59 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Punta Arenas

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:47 am Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West 278°
31.3°
6:45 am Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 267°
23.1°
8:11 am Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West-southwest 251°
11.1°
8:18 am Wed, May 26
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-southwest 250°
10.2°
8:25 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°
9.2°
9:46 am Wed, May 26SettingMoonset SettingMap direction Southwest 233°
-0.2°
9:52 am Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Southwest 232°
-0.8°
10:49 am Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Southwest 221°
-7.4°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Punta Arenas

Eclipse Visibility From Punta ArenasVisibility 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
Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse

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

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