May 26, 2021 Total Lunar Eclipse in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada

May 26, 2021 at 5:14 am

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Global Event:	Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type:	Total Lunar Eclipse in Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Began:	Wed, May 26, 2021 at 2:47 am
Maximum:	Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:14 am 1.006 Magnitude
Ended:	Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:19 am
Duration:	2 hours, 31 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Swift Current

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

Time	Phase	Event	Direction	Altitude
2:47 am Wed, May 26		Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.	205°	14.8°
3:45 am Wed, May 26		Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.	217°	10.0°
5:11 am Wed, May 26		Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. 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. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.	234°	0.6°
5:14 am Wed, May 26		Maximum in Swift Current This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Swift Current. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Swift Current 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.	235°	0.3°
5:18 am Wed, May 26		Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. 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. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.	236°	-0.2°
5:19 am Wed, May 26	Setting	Moonset 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.	236°	-0.2°
5:25 am Wed, May 26	Not directly visible	Total Eclipse ends Below horizon	237°	-0.9°
6:52 am Wed, May 26	Not directly visible	Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon	252°	-13.9°
7:49 am Wed, May 26	Not directly visible	Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon	262°	-22.5°

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

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

Cloud Coverage (May 26)

In the past, this day was cloudy 65% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

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