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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — San Salvador, El Salvador

May 26, 2021 at 5:18 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in San Salvador
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 2:47 am
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:18 am 1.009 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:33 am
Duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — San Salvador

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
2:47 am Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction Southwest 233°
33.5°
3:45 am Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction West-southwest 240°
22.1°
5:11 am Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Map direction West-southwest 247°
4.0°
5:18 am Wed, May 26
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Map direction West-southwest 247°
2.5°
5:25 am Wed, May 26
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction West-southwest 248°
1.1°
5:32 am Wed, May 26 Setting Moonset Setting Map direction West-southwest 248°
-0.2°
6:52 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West-southwest 251°
-18.3°
7:49 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West-southwest 253°
-30.9°

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 San Salvador. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in San Salvador

Eclipse Visibility From San Salvador Visibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11–12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse

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

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