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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Malda, West Bengal, India (English Bazar)

May 26, 2021 at 6:24 pm
Near max in Malda
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Malda, West Bengal
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 6:20 pm
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 6:23 pm -0.017 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 7:19 pm
Duration: 59 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Malda

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:17 pm Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 91°
-51.6°
3:15 pm Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 96°
-39.3°
4:41 pm Wed, May 26Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 104°
-21.1°
4:48 pm Wed, May 26Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 104°
-19.6°
4:55 pm Wed, May 26Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 105°
-18.1°
6:20 pm Wed, May 26RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-southeast 113°
-0.2°
6:22 pm Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
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 East-southeast for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East-southeast 113°
0.0°
6:23 pm Wed, May 26
Maximum in Malda This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Malda. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Malda 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 East-southeast for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East-southeast 113°
0.2°
7:19 pm Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-southeast 120°
10.6°

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 Malda, 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.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Malda

Eclipse Visibility From MaldaVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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