• Source: May 2021 lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, with an umbral magnitude of 1.0112. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring only about 14 hours after perigee (on May 25, 2021, at 21:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
It was the first total lunar eclipse since the January 2019 lunar eclipse, and the first in a series of an almost tetrad (with four consecutive total or deep partial lunar eclipses). The next total eclipse occurred in May 2022. The event took place near lunar perigee; as a result, this supermoon was referred to in US media coverage as a "super flower blood moon", and elsewhere as a "super blood moon".
This lunar eclipse was the first of an almost tetrad, with the others being on November 19, 2021 (partial); May 16, 2022 (total); and November 8, 2022 (total).




Visibility


The eclipse was completely visible over Australia and the central Pacific Ocean, seen rising over south and east Asia and setting over North and South America.




Timing


Local times are recomputed here for the time zones of the areas where the eclipse was visible:




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Eclipse details


Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.




Eclipse season



This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.




Related eclipses






= Eclipses in 2021

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A total lunar eclipse on May 26.
An annular solar eclipse on June 10.
A partial lunar eclipse on November 19.
A total solar eclipse on December 4.




= Metonic

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Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 7, 2017
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 14, 2025




= Tzolkinex

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Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 15, 2014
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 6, 2028




= Half-Saros

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Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 20, 2012
Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 1, 2030




= Tritos

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Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 26, 2010
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 25, 2032




= Lunar Saros 121

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Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 16, 2003
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 6, 2039




= Inex

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Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 15, 1992
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 6, 2050




= Triad

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Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 26, 1934
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 27, 2108




= Lunar eclipses of 2020–2023

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= Saros 121

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This eclipse was the 55th eclipse and final total eclipse of Saros cycle 121.




= Metonic series

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First eclipse: May 26, 2002
Second eclipse: May 26, 2021.
Third eclipse: May 26, 2040.
Fourth eclipse: May 27, 2059.




= Half-Saros cycle

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A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 128.




See also


List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses




Notes






References



Media related to Lunar eclipse of 2021 May 26 at Wikimedia Commons

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