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May 15, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada (Broughton Island)

May 16, 2022 at 12:11 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut
Began: Sun, May 15, 2022 at 9:53 pm
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 12:11 am 1.413 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 2:11 am
Duration: 4 hours, 19 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
9:32 pm Sun, May 15Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Southeast 143°
-1.0°
9:53 pm Sun, May 15RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction South-southeast 148°
-0.2°
10:27 pm Sun, May 15
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction South-southeast 156°
0.9°
11:29 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 South.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction South 170°
2.2°
12:11 am Mon, May 16
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to South.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction South 179°
2.4°
12:53 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to South.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction South 189°
2.0°
1:55 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to South-southwest for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction South-southwest 203°
0.4°
2:11 am Mon, May 16SettingMoonset SettingMap direction South-southwest 206°
-0.2°
2:50 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Southwest 215°
-1.9°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Qikiqtarjuaq

Eclipse Visibility From QikiqtarjuaqVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse

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