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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

May 26, 2021 at 5:17 am
Max View in Ottawa, Ontario
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Ottawa, Ontario
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 4:47 am
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:17 am -0.443 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:25 am
Duration: 38 minutes

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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Ottawa

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
4:47 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 Southwest. 		Map direction Southwest 233°
4.8°
5:17 am Wed, May 26
Maximum in Ottawa This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Ottawa. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Ottawa because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. 		Map direction West-southwest 238°
0.8°
5:25 am Wed, May 26 Setting Moonset Setting Map direction West-southwest 240°
-0.2°
5:45 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction West-southwest 243°
-3.5°
7:11 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction West-southwest 257°
-17.5°
7:18 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction West-southwest 258°
-18.7°
7:25 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West 259°
-19.9°
8:52 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West 273°
-34.4°
9:49 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West-northwest 284°
-43.9°

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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.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse was not visible in Ottawa, 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 65% of the time (since 2000).

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