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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Xiamen, Fujian, China (Amoy)

May 26, 2021 at 7:18 pm
Max View in Xiamen, Fujian
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Xiamen, Fujian
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 6:44 pm
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 7:18 pm 1.009 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 9:49 pm
Duration: 3 hours, 6 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Xiamen

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:47 pm Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 102°
-24.9°
5:45 pm Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 107°
-12.9°
6:44 pm Wed, May 26RisingMoonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.Map direction East-southeast 112°
-0.2°
7:11 pm 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 East-southeast.
Map direction East-southeast 115°
4.7°
7:18 pm 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 East-southeast.
Map direction East-southeast 116°
6.1°
7:25 pm Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast.
Map direction East-southeast 117°
7.5°
8:52 pm Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southeast 129°
23.1°
9:49 pm Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southeast 139°
32.0°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Xiamen

Eclipse Visibility From XiamenVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2028–Jan 1, 2029 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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