The lunar eclipse lasted for about five hours, beginning shortly before 9pm and reaching totality between about 11.11pm and 11.25pm.
Here are some shots of the moon from around the country.
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The supermoon rising over Auckland city.The supermoon photographed from Auckland on Wednesday afternoon.The supermoon rising over the Waikato, seen from the southern slopes of Mt Pirongia.Another shot of the supermoon in the Waikato.A supermoon seen from the southern slopes of Mt Pirongia rises over the Waikato ahead of a lunar eclipse creating a rare blood supermoon.Telescopes set up at University of Canterbury Mount John Observatory in Tekapo to view the blood supermoon.Grant Birley’s shot of the supermoon taken just outside of Te Kauwhata.The supermoon viewed from Auckland this evening.Wednesday night's supermoon photographed from Taranaki by Brendan Larsen Photography.The moon rise at 4.40pm over Palmer Head Fortress, Wellington.The supermoon sits high in the sky over Waikato on May 26, 2021The blood supermoon eclipse underway.Earth's shadow moves over the moon during the blood supermoon.The earth's shadow moves over the moon ahead of the blood supermoon.The partial eclipse is rapidly approaching the full eclipse.Mark Gee from The Art of Night captured this incredible image.Stargazers across Aotearoa are enjoying the blood-red supermoon.David Reid captured this image of the blood supermoon next to the scorpio star constellation.Minnie Kaur captured this very striking image of the blood supermoon.Wellingtonian Jonathan Usher shared this beautiful shot of the blood supermoon and the Milky Way.Hina Patel captured this image from Mt Wellington, Auckland.Earth's shadow moves over the moon during the blood supermoon on May 26, 2021Lisa Mueller grabbed this shot from Narrow Neck in Auckland.The Nelson Science Society astronomy section put telescopes in Upper Trafalgar St so members of the public had an opportunity to view the Lunar eclipse. This photo was taken with an iPhone through one of the telescopes.The Nelson Science Society astronomy section put telescopes in Upper Trafalgar St so members of the public had an opportunity to view the Lunar eclipse on Wednesday night.Stuff's Tom Lee captured this image of the blood supermoon as it came out the other side of the full eclipse.Warwick Hamilton snapped a shot of the blood moon from Tauranga.Mo Odedra snapped this photo from the North Shore.Richard Rossiter's shot of the moon over Mt Rochfort near Westport.Gary Beal's shot of the blood supermoon from Hamilton.The rare blood supermoon over Oreti Beach in Invercargill at 11.18pm.Jillian Wilson captured the stars around the blood moon from Arrowtown.Matt Balkham nabbed this shot of the blood supermoon in all its glory from Wellington.
