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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — San Jose, Costa Rica

May 26, 2021 at 5:14 am
Near max in San Jose
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in San Jose
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 2:47 am
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:14 am 1.006 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:17 am
Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — San Jose

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:47 am Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 238°
31.4°
3:45 am Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-southwest 243°
19.5°
5:11 am Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
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 West-southwest 248°
1.0°
5:14 am Wed, May 26
Maximum in San Jose This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in San Jose. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in San Jose because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West-southwest for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West-southwest 248°
0.4°
5:17 am Wed, May 26SettingMoonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.Map direction West-southwest 248°
-0.2°
5:18 am Wed, May 26Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 248°
-0.4°
5:25 am Wed, May 26Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 249°
-1.7°
6:52 am Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 251°
-21.8°
7:49 am Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 251°
-34.5°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in San Jose

Eclipse Visibility From San JoseVisibility Worldwide
Mar 24–25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
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 San Jose, or the path map image for global details.

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