May 26, 2021 Partial Lunar Eclipse
What this lunar eclipse looks like
The animation shows approximately what the eclipse looks like from the night side of earth.
BETA: This is a temporary animation, it would look different in real life. We hope to fix that issue soon.
Stages in eclipse
- Penumbral Eclipse just started
- Penumbral Eclipse in good progress
- Partial Eclipse starts
- Maximum Eclipse
- Full Eclipse ends
- Penumbral Eclipse continues
- Penumbral Eclipse about to end
Click the 'play' button to view the animation. The pause button can also be used to temporarily suspend the animation.
The animation shows where this penumbral solar eclipse is visible during the night (dark “wave” slowly moving across the Earth's surface).
The night (dark) areas in the animation are approximately those that can see the moon, and therefore also the eclipse.
Legend
Intense red shading: Observers within this area can see the eclipse from beginning to end.
Red shading right/east of intense shading: Observers within this area can see the eclipse until moonset/sunrise.
Red shading left/west of intense shading: Observers within this area can see the eclipse after moonrise/sunset.
No coloring: Eclipse is not visible at all
Note: Actual eclipse visibility depends on weather conditions and line of sight to the Moon.
Where to see the eclipse
Continents seeing at least some parts of the eclipse:
- West in Asia
- Much of Australia
- East in North America
- East in South America
- Antarctica
Partial eclipse visible in...
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Singapore, Singapore
- Anadyr, Russia
- Jakarta, Jakarta Special Capital Region, Indonesia
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Manila, Philippines
- Tokyo, Japan
- Magadan, Russia
- Pyongyang, North Korea
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
- Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
- Vladivostok, Russia
- Shanghai, China
- Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
- Seoul, South Korea
- Beijing, China
- Hanoi, Vietnam
- Bangkok, Thailand
When the eclipse happens worldwide
Lunar eclipses look approximately the same all over the world and happen at the same time.The times displayed might be a minute or two off actual times.
| Event | UTC Time | Time in Palo Alto* | Visible in Palo Alto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penumbral Eclipse begins | May 26 at 8:49 AM | May 26 at 1:49 AM | Yes |
| Partial Eclipse begins | May 26 at 9:50 AM | May 26 at 2:50 AM | Yes |
| Maximum Eclipse | May 26 at 11:19 AM | May 26 at 4:19 AM | Yes |
| Partial Eclipse ends | May 26 at 12:48 PM | May 26 at 5:48 AM | Yes |
| Penumbral Eclipse ends | May 26 at 1:49 PM | May 26 at 6:49 AM | No, under horizon |
* The Moon is under the horizon in Palo Alto some of the time, so that part of the eclipse is not visible.
Eclipses during year 2021
- May 26, 2021 Partial Lunar Eclipse (Currently shown)
- Jun 10, 2021 Annular Solar Eclipse
- Nov 19, 2021 Partial Lunar Eclipse
- Dec 4, 2021 Total Solar Eclipse