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May 25, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia

May 26, 2021 at 1:18 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Papeete, Tahiti
Began: Tue, May 25, 2021 at 10:47 pm
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 1:18 am 1.009 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 3:49 am
Duration: 5 hours, 2 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 25–26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Papeete

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Tue, May 25, 2021 at 10:42 pm TAHT
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Papeete. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (TAHT) for Papeete.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
10:47 pm Tue, May 25
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-southeast 103°
74.8°
11:45 pm Tue, May 25
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South-southeast 150°
86.6°
1:11 am Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West-southwest 256°
71.5°
1:18 am Wed, May 26
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-southwest 257°
69.8°
1:25 am Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 257°
68.2°
2:52 am Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 257°
48.6°
3:49 am Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-southwest 256°
35.6°

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

Cloud Coverage (May 25–26)

In the past, this day was cloudy 45% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses
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  2. Total Lunar Eclipse
  3. Why Does the Moon Turn Red?
  4. Partial Lunar Eclipse
  5. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
  6. Can I See a Lunar Eclipse?
  7. Blood Moon - Total Lunar Eclipse
  8. Eclipse Seasons
  9. What Is a Tetrad?
  10. Magnitude of Eclipses
  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
  12. Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?

Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Papeete

Eclipse Visibility From PapeeteVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 21, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

Other eclipses visible in Papeete

Other eclipses worldwide

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