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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India (Trivandrum)

May 26, 2021 at 6:49 pm
Max View in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 6:38 pm
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 6:49 pm -0.445 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 7:19 pm
Duration: 42 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Thiruvananthapuram

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:17 pm Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 114°
-58.4°
3:15 pm Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 110°
-45.9°
4:41 pm Wed, May 26Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 108°
-26.7°
4:48 pm Wed, May 26Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 108°
-25.2°
4:55 pm Wed, May 26Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 109°
-23.6°
6:22 pm Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 110°
-4.3°
6:38 pm Wed, May 26RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-southeast 111°
-0.2°
6:49 pm Wed, May 26
Maximum in Thiruvananthapuram This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Thiruvananthapuram. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Thiruvananthapuram because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast.
Map direction East-southeast 111°
2.0°
7:19 pm Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast.
Map direction East-southeast 113°
8.4°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse was not visible in Thiruvananthapuram, but it could be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Thiruvananthapuram

Eclipse Visibility From ThiruvananthapuramVisibility Worldwide
Sep 18, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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

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