| Total lunar eclipse 2010/12/21 [1] | |
|---|---|
| Saros (member) | 125 (48) |
| Recent | <S <T < > T> S> |
 Near Greatest eclipse (8:11 UTC) Viewed from San Jose, California | |
 The Moon passes right to left through the Earth's northern shadow | |
| Gamma[1] | 0.3213 |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Totality | 1:12:21 |
| Partial | 3:28:41 |
| Penumbral | 5:35:07 |
| Contacts | |
| P1 | 5:29:21 UTC |
| U1 | 6:32:38 UTC |
| U2 | 7:40:48 UTC |
| Greatest | 8:16:57 UTC |
| U3 | 8:53:09 UTC |
| U4 | 10:01:19 UTC |
| P4 | 11:04:28 UTC |
 At descending node in Taurus | |
A total lunar eclipse occurred from 5:27 to 11:06 UTC on 21 December 2010, coinciding with the date of the Winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and Summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. It was visible in its entirety as a total lunar eclipse in North and South America, Iceland, Ireland, Britain and northern Scandinavia.
- ^ Gamma is the minimum distance of the Moon's shadow axis from Earth's centre in Earth radii at greatest eclipse.