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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — McMurdo, Antarctica (McMurdo Station, Ross Island)

May 16, 2022 at 4:11 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in McMurdo
Began: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 1:32 pm
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 4:11 pm 1.413 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 6:50 pm
Duration: 5 hours, 19 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — McMurdo

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in McMurdo. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (NZST) for McMurdo.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:32 pm Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to South-southeast.
Map direction South-southeast 168°
6.0°
2:27 pm Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to South-southeast.
Map direction South-southeast 155°
7.1°
3:29 pm Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southeast.
Map direction Southeast 141°
8.9°
4:11 pm Mon, May 16
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Southeast 132°
10.5°
4:53 pm Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-southeast 122°
12.3°
5:55 pm Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-southeast 108°
15.3°
6:50 pm Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East 95°
18.2°

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 McMurdo. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in McMurdo

Eclipse Visibility From McMurdoVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Feb 17–18, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in McMurdo, or the path map image for global details.

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