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November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Xiamen, Fujian, China (Amoy)

Nov 8, 2022 at 6:59 pm
Max View in Xiamen, Fujian
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Xiamen, Fujian
Began: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 5:17 pm
Maximum: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 6:59 pm 1.359 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 9:56 pm
Duration: 4 hours, 39 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Xiamen

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:02 pm Tue, Nov 8Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 63°
-16.2°
5:09 pm Tue, Nov 8Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 71°
-1.6°
5:17 pm Tue, Nov 8RisingMoonrise 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-northeast 71°
-0.2°
6:16 pm Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East-northeast 77°
12.0°
6:59 pm Tue, Nov 8
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East 80°
21.2°
7:41 pm Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East 84°
30.6°
8:49 pm Tue, Nov 8
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East 90°
45.6°
9:56 pm Tue, Nov 8
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East 98°
60.6°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Xiamen

Eclipse Visibility From XiamenVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2028–Jan 1, 2029 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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