May 2021 lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse took place on 26 May 2021. It was the first total lunar eclipse since the January 2019 lunar eclipse. It was visible in areas of southeast Asia, all of Australia, all of Oceania, most of Alaska and Canada, all of the lower 48 states, all of Hawaii, and most of South America. Totality lasted for 14 minutes making it one of the shortest eclipses of the 21st century.[1][2]
May 2021 Lunar Eclipse Media
This animation shows the Moon moving west to east, passing into the shadow of Earth in Scorpius near the Milky Way. It first enters the outer penumbral shadow, and then the dark umbral shadow. Here, the brightness of the moon is exaggerated within the umbral shadow. The southern part of the moon is darkest due to it being closest to the centre of the shadow.
Lunar eclipse from moon-2021May26
Contact points relative to the Earth's umbral and penumbral shadows, here with the Moon near its descending node.
Solar eclipse map of path on earth
Solar eclipse of June 1, 2030 map of path on earth
Garrett County, Maryland, 9:43 UTC
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 10:19 UTC
Berwick Forest, New Zealand, 10:52 UTC
References
- ↑ "Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: 2001 to 2100". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ↑ "26 May 2021 Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)". timeanddate.com. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
