A treat for persons from California and points out west and further are in for a photographic gem tonight: A Super Blood Moon and Lunar Eclipse. The whole event lasts the total time of 3 hours and 7 minutes. The start of this major event is starting at 3:47 a.m. CDT which is a little too late for where I am at in the Chicago area and by the time the partial eclipse will begin at 4:45 a.m. the sun will already be on the rise. The epic of the event is at 6:19 a.m., which is after our sunrise. No photos, what a let down, but if you are in the right area, you will be able to witness a great event tonight. The moon will enter Earth’s shadow and naturally turns a blood red color during the point of the total lunar eclipse. This is the first in one in more than two years visible from the United States. It is considered a super blood moon because the moon will also line up in a close approach to our planet, so therefore the event is promoted as a supermoon.
| Super Blood – Moon and Lunar Eclipse-5/26/21 | |
| TOTAL DURATION 3 hours and 7 minutes |
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| Penumbral Phase Start | 3:47 a.m. CDT |
| Partial Phase Start | 4:45 a.m. CDT |
| Total Phase Start | 6:19 a.m. CDT |
Full Eclipse in Partiality – Blood Moon-May 4–5, 1985 Image © 2021 Versatileer
Full Eclipse in Partiality – Blood Moon-May 4–5, 1985 Image © 2021 Versatileer
Total Eclipse – Blood Moon-May 4–5, 1985 Image © 2021 Versatileer
| Lunar Eclipses: 2021 – 2030 |
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| Calendar Date | TD of Greatest Eclipse | Eclipse Type | Saros Series | Umbral Magnitude | Eclipse Duration | Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility |
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| 2021 May 26 | 11:19:53 | Total | 121 | 1.009 | 03h07m 00h15m |
e Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas |
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| 2021 Nov 19 | 09:04:06 | Partial | 126 | 0.974 | 03h28m | Americas, n Europe, e Asia, Australia, Pacific |
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| 2022 May 16 | 04:12:42 | Total | 131 | 1.414 | 03h27m 01h25m |
Americas, Europe, Africa |
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| 2022 Nov 08 | 11:00:22 | Total | 136 | 1.359 | 03h40m 01h25m |
Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas |
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| 2023 May 05 | 17:24:05 | Penumbral | 141 | -0.046 | – | Africa, Asia, Australia |
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| 2023 Oct 28 | 20:15:18 | Partial | 146 | 0.122 | 01h17m | e Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
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| 2024 Mar 25 | 07:13:59 | Penumbral | 113 | -0.132 | – | Americas | |
| 2024 Sep 18 | 02:45:25 | Partial | 118 | 0.085 | 01h03m | Americas, Europe, Africa |
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| 2025 Mar 14 | 06:59:56 | Total | 123 | 1.178 | 03h38m 01h05m |
Pacific, Americas, w Europe, w Africa |
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| 2025 Sep 07 | 18:12:58 | Total | 128 | 1.362 | 03h29m 01h22m |
Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
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| 2026 Mar 03 | 11:34:52 | Total | 133 | 1.151 | 03h27m 00h58m |
e Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas |
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| 2026 Aug 28 | 04:14:04 | Partial | 138 | 0.930 | 03h18m | e Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa |
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| 2027 Feb 20 | 23:14:06 | Penumbral | 143 | -0.057 | – | Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia |
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| 2027 Jul 18 | 16:04:09 | Penumbral | 110 | -1.068 | – | e Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific |
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| 2027 Aug 17 | 07:14:59 | Penumbral | 148 | -0.525 | – | Pacific, Americas |
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| 2028 Jan 12 | 04:14:13 | Partial | 115 | 0.066 | 00h56m | Americas, Europe, Africa |
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| 2028 Jul 06 | 18:20:57 | Partial | 120 | 0.389 | 02h21m | Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
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| 2028 Dec 31 | 16:53:15 | Total | 125 | 1.246 | 03h29m 01h11m |
Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific |
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| 2029 Jun 26 | 03:23:22 | Total | 130 | 1.844 | 03h40m 01h42m |
Americas, Europe, Africa, Mid East |
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| 2029 Dec 20 | 22:43:12 | Total | 135 | 1.117 | 03h33m 00h54m |
Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia |
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| 2030 Jun 15 | 18:34:34 | Partial | 140 | 0.502 | 02h24m | Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
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| 2030 Dec 09 | 22:28:51 | Penumbral | 145 | -0.163 | – | Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia |
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Information courtesy of eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov
More information on future solar and lunar eclipses can be found at timeanddate.com.
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my kids and i watched it this morning before she got on bus for school
Ahhh!! I cannot believe I missed that!! Its beautiful!! Thank you so much for sharing!
The photos posted are in fact from the Full Eclipse – Blood Moon that happened on May 4–5 in the year 1985–36 years ago. They were not from the eclipse that happened last night because from the Chicago area, not only did it rain, but the totality happened after our sunrise, so the moon would have already set. 🙂