| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse in Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality |
| Began: | 2021年5月26日水曜日18時43分 |
| Maximum: | 2021年5月26日水曜日19時18分 1.009 Magnitude |
| Ended: | 2021年5月26日水曜日21時49分 |
| Duration: | 3 hours, 6 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
2021年5月26日水曜日 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Shanghai
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Shanghai. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (CST) for Shanghai.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16時47分 5月26日 (水) | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  100° | -23.3° |
| 17時45分 5月26日 (水) | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon | 107° | -12.0° |
| 18時43分 5月26日 (水) | Rising | Moonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends. | 114° | -0.2° |
| 19時11分 5月26日 (水) | Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast. | 118° | 4.4° | |
| 19時18分 5月26日 (水) | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast. | 119° | 5.6° | |
| 19時25分 5月26日 (水) | Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast. | 120° | 6.9° | |
| 20時52分 5月26日 (水) | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 133° | 20.9° | |
| 21時49分 5月26日 (水) | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 145° | 28.4° |
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.
This total lunar eclipse was fully visible in Shanghai. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
Cloud Coverage (5月26日 (水))
In the past, this day was cloudy 75% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Shanghai
| Eclipse Visibility From Shanghai | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025年9月7–8日 (月) Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 2026年3月3日 (火) Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 2027年2月21日 (日) Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 2028年7月6–7日 (金) Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 2028年12月31日 (日)–2029年1月1日 (月) Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Shanghai, or the path map image for global details. |