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May 15, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Calgary, Alberta, Canada

May 15, 2022 at 10:11 pm
Max View in Calgary, Alberta
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Calgary, Alberta
Began: Sun, May 15, 2022 at 9:12 pm
Maximum: Sun, May 15, 2022 at 10:11 pm 1.413 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 12:50 am
Duration: 3 hours, 38 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 15–16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Calgary

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
7:32 pm Sun, May 15Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 103°
-14.6°
8:27 pm Sun, May 15Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 113°
-6.7°
9:12 pm Sun, May 15RisingMoonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.Map direction East-southeast 121°
-0.2°
9:29 pm Sun, May 15
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southeast.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction Southeast 124°
1.5°
10:11 pm Sun, May 15
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southeast.
Map direction Southeast 133°
6.2°
10:53 pm Sun, May 15
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southeast 141°
10.3°
11:55 pm Sun, May 15
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southeast 155°
15.0°
12:50 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction South-southeast 168°
17.4°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Calgary

Eclipse Visibility From CalgaryVisibility Worldwide
Mar 24–25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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