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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Bottomless Pit, California, USA

May 26, 2021 at 4:18 am
Max View in Bottomless Pit, California
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Bottomless Pit, California
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 1:47 am
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 4:18 am 1.009 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:47 am
Duration: 4 hours

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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Bottomless Pit

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:47 am Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South-southwest 196°
29.5°
2:45 am Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South-southwest 210°
25.0°
4:11 am Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Southwest 227°
14.4°
4:18 am Wed, May 26
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Southwest 228°
13.4°
4:25 am Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southwest 230°
12.4°
5:47 am Wed, May 26SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-southwest 242°
-0.2°
5:52 am Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 243°
-0.9°
6:49 am Wed, May 26Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 251°
-11.8°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Bottomless Pit

Eclipse Visibility From Bottomless PitVisibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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