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May 15, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Rarotonga, Cook Islands

May 15, 2022 at 6:11 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Rarotonga
Began: Sun, May 15, 2022 at 6:04 pm
Maximum: Sun, May 15, 2022 at 6:11 pm 1.413 Magnitude
Ended: Sun, May 15, 2022 at 8:50 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 47 minutes

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May 15, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Rarotonga

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:32 pm Sun, May 15Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Southeast 128°
-30.8°
4:27 pm Sun, May 15Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 120°
-20.4°
5:29 pm Sun, May 15Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 113°
-8.2°
6:04 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 110°
-0.2°
6:11 pm Sun, May 15
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction East-southeast 110°
1.1°
6:53 pm Sun, May 15
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-southeast 106°
9.9°
7:55 pm Sun, May 15
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-southeast 102°
23.2°
8:50 pm Sun, May 15
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East 99°
35.6°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Rarotonga

Eclipse Visibility From RarotongaVisibility Worldwide
Mar 24, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Oct 2, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

Other eclipses visible in Rarotonga

Other eclipses worldwide