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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — New York, NY, USA

May 26, 2021 at 5:30 am
Near max in New York
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in New York, New York
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 4:47 am
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:30 am -0.234 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:33 am
Duration: 46 minutes

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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — New York

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

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 235°
6.5°
5:30 am Wed, May 26
Maximum in New York This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in New York. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in New York 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 241°
0.2°
5:33 am Wed, May 26 Setting Moonset Setting Map direction West-southwest 242°
-0.2°
5:45 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction West-southwest 244°
-1.8°
7:11 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction West-southwest 256°
-17.6°
7:18 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction West-southwest 257°
-18.9°
7:25 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West 258°
-20.2°
8:52 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West 271°
-35.8°
9:49 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West-northwest 281°
-46.2°

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 New York, 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 60% of the time (since 2000).

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