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November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Nov 8, 2022 at 3:59 am
Max View in Calgary, Alberta
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Calgary, Alberta
Began: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 1:02 am
Maximum: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 3:59 am 1.359 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 6:56 am
Duration: 5 hours, 54 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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November 8, 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 (MST) for Calgary.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:02 am Tue, Nov 8
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South-southwest 199°
53.3°
2:09 am Tue, Nov 8
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Southwest 223°
48.1°
3:16 am Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West-southwest 242°
40.0°
3:59 am Tue, Nov 8
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-southwest 252°
34.1°
4:41 am Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 261°
27.9°
5:49 am Tue, Nov 8
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 274°
17.8°
6:56 am Tue, Nov 8
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.
Map direction West-northwest 286°
7.9°

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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