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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Alexandria, LA, USA

May 26, 2021 at 6:09 am
Near max in Alexandria
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Alexandria, Louisiana
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 3:47 am
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 6:10 am 0.997 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 6:13 am
Duration: 2 hours, 25 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Alexandria

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:47 am Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southwest 223°
23.9°
4:45 am Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Southwest 233°
14.9°
6:10 am Wed, May 26
Maximum in Alexandria This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Alexandria. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Alexandria 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 West-southwest for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West-southwest 245°
0.2°
6:11 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 West-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.
Map direction West-southwest 245°
-0.0°
6:13 am Wed, May 26SettingMoonset 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.Map direction West-southwest 245°
-0.2°
6:18 am Wed, May 26Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 246°
-1.1°
6:25 am Wed, May 26Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 246°
-2.6°
7:52 am Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 256°
-20.2°
8:49 am Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 262°
-31.7°

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 Alexandria, but it could be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse. The Earth's shadow covered a large portion of the Moon, so this was still a nice sight.


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Sep 17, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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