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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Los Angeles, CA, USA

May 26, 2021 at 4:18 am
Max View in Los Angeles, California
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Los Angeles, California
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 1:47 am
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 4:18 am 1.009 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:53 am
Duration: 4 hours, 6 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Los Angeles

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:47 am Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South-southwest 197°
32.8°
2:45 am Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South-southwest 211°
27.8°
4:11 am Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Southwest 228°
16.3°
4:18 am Wed, May 26
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Southwest 230°
15.2°
4:25 am Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southwest 231°
14.1°
5:52 am Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
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 244°
-0.1°
5:53 am Wed, May 26SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-southwest 244°
-0.2°
6:49 am Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 251°
-11.3°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Los Angeles

Eclipse Visibility From Los AngelesVisibility 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 Los Angeles, or the path map image for global details.

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