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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada

May 26, 2021 at 4:49 am
Max View in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 4:47 am
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 4:49 am -0.920 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 4:50 am
Duration: 3 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Sanikiluaq

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:47 am Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
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 Southwest for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction Southwest 230°
0.0°
4:49 am Wed, May 26
Maximum in Sanikiluaq This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Sanikiluaq. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Sanikiluaq 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 Southwest for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction Southwest 230°
-0.1°
4:50 am Wed, May 26SettingMoonset SettingMap direction Southwest 230°
-0.2°
5:45 am Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 241°
-6.9°
7:11 am Wed, May 26Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 257°
-17.8°
7:18 am Wed, May 26Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 259°
-18.7°
7:25 am Wed, May 26Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 260°
-19.7°
8:52 am Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 277°
-31.2°
9:49 am Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 290°
-38.6°

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

The total phase of this lunar eclipse was not visible in Sanikiluaq, but it could be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.


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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 Sanikiluaq, or the path map image for global details.

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