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May 26, 2040 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Gisborne, New Zealand (Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa)

May 26, 2040 at 11:45 pm
Max View in Gisborne, Gisborne
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Gisborne, Gisborne
Begins: Sat, May 26, 2040 at 9:04 pm
Maximum: Sat, May 26, 2040 at 11:45 pm 1.535 Magnitude
Ends: Sun, May 27, 2040 at 2:25 am
Duration: 5 hours, 21 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 26–27, 2040 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Gisborne

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Gisborne. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (NZST) for Gisborne.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
9:04 pm Sat, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-northeast 77°
48.2°
9:59 pm Sat, May 26
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-northeast 64°
58.2°
10:59 pm Sat, May 26
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Northeast 42°
67.5°
11:45 pm Sat, May 26
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction North-northeast 15°
72.0°
12:31 am Sun, May 27
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction North-northwest 341°
71.8°
1:30 am Sun, May 27
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Northwest 308°
65.3°
2:25 am Sun, May 27
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-northwest 290°
56.2°

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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 is fully visible in Gisborne. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.

Cloud Coverage (May 26–27)

In the past, this day was cloudy 56% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

  1. When Is the Next Lunar Eclipse?
  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 Gisborne

Eclipse Visibility From GisborneVisibility Worldwide
May 11, 2040 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
May 26–27, 2040 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Nov 19, 2040 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Apr 6, 2042 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 29–30, 2042 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Gisborne, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

Next annular eclipse visible in Gisborne

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