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Total lunar eclipse

Saturday, May 26, 2040 at 11:44 AM UTC
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Peak (UTC)
Saturday, May 26
Type
Total lunar eclipse
Obscuration
100%
Totality duration
93 min
Partial duration
211 min
Local circumstances
Phase times in your local time, plus where to look in the sky from Palo Alto, California.
PhaseUTCLocal timeMoon altitudeDirection
P1 — Penumbral begins09:03:5702:03:5728.7°SSW
U1 — Partial begins09:59:1702:59:1724.3°SSW
T1 — Totality begins10:58:3003:58:3017.4°SW
MAX — Greatest eclipse11:44:5704:44:5710.8°SW
T2 — Totality ends12:31:2405:31:243.6°WSW
U2 — Partial ends13:30:3706:30:37below horizon
P2 — Penumbral ends14:25:5707:25:57below horizon
Saros family
Eclipses ~18 years and 11 days apart — same orbital geometry, shifted ~120° west each cycle.
1 Saros earlier
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