May 26, 2021 Total Lunar Eclipse in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia

May 26, 2021 at 7:22 pm

Near max in Kota Bharu

Global Event:	Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type:	Total Lunar Eclipse in Kota Bharu, Kelantan
Began:	Wed, May 26, 2021 at 7:18 pm
Maximum:	Wed, May 26, 2021 at 7:20 pm 1.008 Magnitude
Ended:	Wed, May 26, 2021 at 9:49 pm
Duration:	2 hours, 31 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Kota Bharu

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

Time	Phase	Event	Direction	Altitude
4:47 pm Wed, May 26	Not directly visible	Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon	110°	-34.5°
5:45 pm Wed, May 26	Not directly visible	Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon	109°	-21.7°
7:11 pm Wed, May 26	Not directly visible	Total Eclipse begins Below horizon	110°	-1.5°
7:18 pm Wed, May 26	Rising	Moonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.	110°	-0.2°
7:18 pm 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 East-southeast 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.	110°	-0.2°
7:20 pm Wed, May 26		Maximum in Kota Bharu This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Kota Bharu. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Kota Bharu 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.	110°	0.2°
7:25 pm Wed, May 26		Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.	111°	1.1°
8:52 pm Wed, May 26		Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.	115°	19.8°
9:49 pm Wed, May 26		Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.	120°	32.0°

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 Kota Bharu. 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 66% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Kota Bharu

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