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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — San Diego, Yucatán, Mexico

May 26, 2021 at 6:13 am
Near max in San Diego
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in San Diego, Yucatán
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 3:47 am
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 6:14 am 1.006 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 6:17 am
Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — San Diego

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:47 am Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southwest 230°
28.5°
4:45 am Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-southwest 238°
17.9°
6:11 am Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.		Map direction West-southwest 247°
0.8°
6:14 am Wed, May 26
Maximum in San Diego This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in San Diego. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in San Diego 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 247°
0.3°
6:17 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 247°
-0.2°
6:18 am Wed, May 26Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 247°
-0.5°
6:25 am Wed, May 26Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 248°
-1.7°
7:52 am Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 254°
-21.1°
8:49 am Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 257°
-33.5°

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

Cloud Coverage (May 26)

In the past, this day was cloudy 67% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses
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  10. Magnitude of Eclipses
  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in San Diego

Eclipse Visibility From San DiegoVisibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11–12, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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