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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Penticton, British Columbia, Canada

May 26, 2021 at 4:18 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Penticton, British Columbia
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 1:47 am
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 4:18 am 1.009 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:10 am
Duration: 3 hours, 23 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Penticton

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:47 am Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South-southwest 194°
18.1°
2:45 am Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South-southwest 207°
14.8°
4:11 am Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southwest.
Map direction Southwest 225°
6.6°
4:18 am Wed, May 26
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southwest.
Map direction Southwest 226°
5.8°
4:25 am Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southwest.
Map direction Southwest 228°
4.9°
5:10 am Wed, May 26SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-southwest 236°
-0.2°
5:52 am Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 243°
-6.6°
6:49 am Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 253°
-15.0°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Penticton

Eclipse Visibility From PentictonVisibility Worldwide
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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

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