May 26, 2021 at 11:18 pm
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| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse, in Yaren |
| Began: | Wed, May 26, 2021 at 8:47 pm |
| Maximum: | Wed, May 26, 2021 at 11:18 pm 1.009 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Thu, May 27, 2021 at 1:49 am |
| Duration: | 5 hours, 2 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
May 26–27, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Yaren
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Yaren. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (NRT) for Yaren.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:47 pm Wed, May 26 | Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. |  113° | 28.2° | |
| 9:45 pm Wed, May 26 | Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. | 117° | 40.7° | |
| 11:11 pm Wed, May 26 | Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. | 131° | 58.2° | |
| 11:18 pm Wed, May 26 | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. | 133° | 59.4° | |
| 11:25 pm Wed, May 26 | Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. | 135° | 60.6° | |
| 12:52 am Thu, May 27 | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 179° | 69.2° | |
| 1:49 am Thu, May 27 | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 211° | 65.2° |
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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 Yaren. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
Cloud Coverage (May 26–27)
In the past, this day was cloudy 57% of the time (since 2000).
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|---|---|---|---|
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