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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

May 26, 2021 at 6:17 am
Max View in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:47 am
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 6:17 am -0.443 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 6:21 am
Duration: 33 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.
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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Rio de Janeiro

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
5:47 am Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest. 		Map direction West-southwest 250°
6.1°
6:17 am Wed, May 26
Maximum in Rio de Janeiro This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Rio de Janeiro. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Rio de Janeiro because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West-southwest for the best view of the eclipse. 		Map direction West-southwest 248°
0.4°
6:21 am Wed, May 26 Setting Moonset Setting Map direction West-southwest 247°
-0.2°
6:45 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction West-southwest 245°
-5.7°
8:11 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction Southwest 234°
-22.1°
8:18 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction Southwest 233°
-23.3°
8:25 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction Southwest 232°
-24.6°
9:52 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction Southwest 216°
-37.8°
10:49 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction South-southwest 201°
-43.7°

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse was not visible in Rio de Janeiro, but it could be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.

Cloud Coverage (May 26)

In the past, this day was cloudy 50% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Rio de Janeiro

Eclipse Visibility From Rio de Janeiro Visibility Worldwide
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Note: Click on the date link for details in Rio de Janeiro, or the path map image for global details.

Next annular eclipse visible in Rio de Janeiro

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