May 2021 lunar eclipse

Total lunar eclipse
May 26, 2021
Ecliptic north up

The moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow.
Saros (and member) 121 (56 of 84)
Gamma +0.4774
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Totality 0:14:30
Partial 3:07:25
Penumbral 5:02:05
Contacts (UTC)
P1 8:47:39
U1 9:44:57
U2 11:11:25
Greatest
U3 11:25:55
U4 12:52:22
P4 13:49:41

A total lunar eclipse will take place May 26, 2021.

Visibility


Visibility map

Related eclipses

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2020-2023
Descending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
111 2020 Jun 05
Penumbral
121 2021 May 26
Total
131 2022 May 16
Total
141 2023 May 05
Penumbral
Last set 2020 Jan 10
Next set 2024 Sep 18
Ascending node
Saros Date
Viewing
Type
Chart
116 2020 Nov 30
Penumbral
126 2021 Nov 19
Partial
136 2022 Nov 08
Total
146 2023 Oct 28
Partial
Last set 2020 Jul 05
Next set 2024 Mar 25

Saros series

It is part of Saros cycle 121.

See also

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