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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Cairns, Qld, Australia

May 26, 2021 at 9:18 pm
Max View in Cairns, Queensland
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Cairns, Queensland
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 6:47 pm
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 9:18 pm 1.009 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 11:49 pm
Duration: 5 hours, 2 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Cairns

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
6:47 pm Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-southeast 107°
13.8°
7:45 pm Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-southeast 104°
26.5°
9:11 pm Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East-southeast 102°
46.1°
9:18 pm Wed, May 26
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-southeast 102°
47.7°
9:25 pm Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-southeast 102°
49.3°
10:52 pm Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-southeast 104°
68.9°
11:49 pm Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-southeast 121°
81.4°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Cairns

Eclipse Visibility From CairnsVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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