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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Columbus, OH, USA

May 26, 2021 at 6:03 am
Max View in Columbus, Ohio
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Columbus, Ohio
Began: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 4:47 am
Maximum: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 6:03 am 0.287 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, May 26, 2021 at 6:12 am
Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

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May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Columbus

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
4:47 am Wed, May 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction Southwest 228°
12.3°
5:45 am Wed, May 26
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest. 		Map direction West-southwest 238°
3.8°
6:03 am Wed, May 26
Maximum in Columbus This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Columbus. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Columbus because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. 		Map direction West-southwest 241°
1.0°
6:12 am Wed, May 26 Setting Moonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets. Map direction West-southwest 242°
-0.2°
7:11 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction West-southwest 251°
-10.9°
7:18 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction West-southwest 252°
-12.1°
7:25 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West-southwest 253°
-13.4°
8:52 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West 265°
-29.0°
9:49 am Wed, May 26 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West 273°
-39.6°

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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 Columbus, but it could be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.

Cloud Coverage (May 26)

In the past, this day was cloudy 67% of the time (since 2000).

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