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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Traverse City, Michigan, USA

May 26, 2021 at 6:03 am
Max View in Traverse City, Michigan
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Traverse City, Michigan
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 4:47 am
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 6:03 am 0.286 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 6:08 am
Duration: 1 hour, 21 minutes

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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Traverse City

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TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:47 am Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southwest 225°
10.5°
5:45 am Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southwest.
Map direction Southwest 236°
2.9°
6:03 am Wed, May 26
Maximum in Traverse City This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Traverse City. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Traverse City because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
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 239°
0.4°
6:08 am Wed, May 26SettingMoonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.Map direction West-southwest 240°
-0.2°
7:11 am Wed, May 26Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 250°
-10.6°
7:18 am Wed, May 26Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 251°
-11.8°
7:25 am Wed, May 26Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 252°
-13.0°
8:52 am Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 266°
-27.5°
9:49 am Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 275°
-37.2°

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


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