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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Batuan Samarang, Sabah, Malaysia

May 26, 2021 at 7:18 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Batuan Samarang
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 6:18 pm
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 7:18 pm 1.009 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 9:49 pm
Duration: 3 hours, 31 minutes

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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Batuan Samarang

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:47 pm Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 108°
-21.1°
5:45 pm Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 109°
-8.3°
6:18 pm Wed, May 26RisingMoonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.Map direction East-southeast 110°
-0.2°
7:11 pm Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East-southeast 113°
10.9°
7:18 pm Wed, May 26
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-southeast 113°
12.5°
7:25 pm Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-southeast 113°
14.0°
8:52 pm Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-southeast 121°
32.3°
9:49 pm Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southeast 129°
43.6°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Batuan Samarang

Eclipse Visibility From Batuan SamarangVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 22, 2028 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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

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