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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Rochester, NY, USA

May 26, 2021 at 5:37 am
Near max in Rochester
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Rochester, New York
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 4:47 am
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:37 am -0.116 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:41 am
Duration: 53 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Rochester

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:47 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 Southwest.
Map direction Southwest 232°
7.2°
5:37 am Wed, May 26
Maximum in Rochester This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Rochester. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Rochester 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 240°
0.2°
5:41 am Wed, May 26SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-southwest 241°
-0.2°
5:45 am Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 241°
-0.7°
7:11 am Wed, May 26Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 255°
-15.7°
7:18 am Wed, May 26Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 256°
-16.9°
7:25 am Wed, May 26Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 257°
-18.1°
8:52 am Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 270°
-33.1°
9:49 am Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 280°
-43.1°

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 Rochester, 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 Rochester

Eclipse Visibility From RochesterVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 8, 2024 Total Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse

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

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