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May 25, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Alofi, Niue

May 26, 2021 at 12:18 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Alofi
Began: Tue, May 25, 2021 at 9:47 pm
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 12:18 am 1.009 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 2:49 am
Duration: 5 hours, 2 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 25–26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Alofi

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
9:47 pm Tue, May 25
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East 98°
55.7°
10:45 pm Tue, May 25
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East 97°
68.8°
12:11 am Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Southeast 142°
87.9°
12:18 am Wed, May 26
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South-southwest 191°
88.2°
12:25 am Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southwest 228°
87.4°
1:52 am Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 260°
68.1°
2:49 am Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West 260°
55.1°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Alofi

Eclipse Visibility From AlofiVisibility Worldwide
Mar 24, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 2, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 13, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 21, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse

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

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