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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Tofol, Kosrae, Micronesia

May 26, 2021 at 10:18 pm
Max View in Tofol, Kosrae
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Tofol, Kosrae
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 7:47 pm
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 10:18 pm 1.009 Magnitude
Ended: Thu, May 27, 2021 at 12:49 am
Duration: 5 hours, 2 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 26–27, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Tofol

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
7:47 pm Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-southeast 114°
22.2°
8:45 pm Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-southeast 119°
34.4°
10:11 pm Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Southeast 133°
51.2°
10:18 pm Wed, May 26
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Southeast 135°
52.4°
10:25 pm Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southeast 137°
53.6°
11:52 pm Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction South 171°
62.9°
12:49 am Thu, May 27
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction South-southwest 199°
61.4°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Tofol

Eclipse Visibility From TofolVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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