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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — South Pole, Antarctica (Amundsen-Scott station)

May 16, 2022 at 4:11 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in South Pole
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 — South Pole

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:32 pm Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction North-northwest 334°
17.9°
2:27 pm Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Northwest 321°
18.1°
3:29 pm Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Northwest 306°
18.3°
4:11 pm Mon, May 16
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-northwest 296°
18.4°
4:53 pm Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-northwest 285°
18.6°
5:55 pm Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 271°
18.8°
6:50 pm Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-southwest 257°
19.0°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in South Pole

Eclipse Visibility From South PoleVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Oct 3, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse

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

Next total solar eclipse visible in South Pole

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