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May 25, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Hilo, HI, USA

May 26, 2021 at 1:18 am
Max View in Hilo, Hawaii
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Hilo, Hawaii
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 — Hilo

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Hilo. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (HST) for Hilo.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
10:47 pm Tue, May 25
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South-southeast 151°
44.3°
11:45 pm Tue, May 25
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South 169°
48.5°
1:11 am Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction South-southwest 198°
46.8°
1:18 am Wed, May 26
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South-southwest 201°
46.2°
1:25 am Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southwest 203°
45.6°
2:52 am Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southwest 224°
34.3°
3:49 am Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southwest 233°
24.3°

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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 Hilo. 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 53% 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 Hilo

Eclipse Visibility From HiloVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar 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
Jan 11, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

Next total solar eclipse visible in Hilo

Next annular eclipse visible in Hilo

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