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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Plovdiv, Bulgaria

May 16, 2022 at 5:52 am
Max View in Plovdiv
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Plovdiv
Began: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 4:32 am
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 5:52 am 0.410 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 6:00 am
Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Plovdiv

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:32 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southwest 228°
12.5°
5:27 am 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 West-southwest.
Map direction West-southwest 238°
4.5°
5:52 am Mon, May 16
Maximum in Plovdiv This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Plovdiv. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Plovdiv because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction West-southwest 242°
0.9°
6:00 am Mon, May 16SettingMoonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.Map direction West-southwest 243°
-0.2°
6:29 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 248°
-5.6°
7:11 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 254°
-12.8°
7:53 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 260°
-20.3°
8:55 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 270°
-31.2°
9:50 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 279°
-41.1°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse was not visible in Plovdiv, but it could be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Plovdiv

Eclipse Visibility From PlovdivVisibility Worldwide
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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