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May 15, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada

May 16, 2022 at 1:11 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Kings County, Nova Scotia
Began: Sun, May 15, 2022 at 10:32 pm
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 1:11 am 1.413 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 3:50 am
Duration: 5 hours, 19 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 15–16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Kings County

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
10:32 pm Sun, May 15
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southeast 141°
16.1°
11:27 pm Sun, May 15
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South-southeast 153°
21.0°
12:29 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction South-southeast 168°
24.2°
1:11 am Mon, May 16
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South 179°
24.8°
1:53 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction South 189°
24.1°
2:55 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southwest 204°
20.8°
3:50 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southwest 216°
15.8°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Kings County

Eclipse Visibility From Kings CountyVisibility Worldwide
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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