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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Bethel, AK, USA

May 26, 2021 at 3:18 am
Max View in Bethel, Alaska
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Bethel, Alaska
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 12:47 am
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 3:18 am 1.009 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:53 am
Duration: 5 hours, 6 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Bethel

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
12:47 am Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to South-southeast.
Map direction South-southeast 154°
5.0°
1:45 am Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to South-southeast.
Map direction South-southeast 166°
7.1°
3:11 am Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to South.
Map direction South 186°
7.4°
3:18 am Wed, May 26
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to South.
Map direction South 188°
7.3°
3:25 am Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to South.
Map direction South 189°
7.1°
4:52 am Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to South-southwest.
Map direction South-southwest 208°
3.6°
5:49 am Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra 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 Southwest for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction Southwest 221°
0.0°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Bethel

Eclipse Visibility From BethelVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 27, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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