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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Canberra, ACT, Australia

May 26, 2021 at 9:18 pm
Max View in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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 — Canberra

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
6:47 pm Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East 99°
21.1°
7:45 pm Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East 92°
32.4°
9:11 pm Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East 80°
49.6°
9:18 pm Wed, May 26
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-northeast 78°
51.0°
9:25 pm Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 77°
52.4°
10:52 pm Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Northeast 52°
68.3°
11:49 pm Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction North-northeast 16°
75.1°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Canberra

Eclipse Visibility From CanberraVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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