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November 7, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Nov 8, 2022 at 12:59 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Rarotonga
Began: Mon, Nov 7, 2022 at 10:02 pm
Maximum: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 12:59 am 1.359 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 3:56 am
Duration: 5 hours, 54 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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November 7–8, 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
10:02 pm Mon, Nov 7
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Northeast 44°
39.4°
11:09 pm Mon, Nov 7
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction North-northeast 25°
48.0°
12:16 am Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction North
51.5°
12:59 am Tue, Nov 8
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction North-northwest 345°
50.3°
1:41 am Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction North-northwest 331°
46.7°
2:49 am Tue, Nov 8
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Northwest 314°
37.2°
3:56 am Tue, Nov 8
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-northwest 303°
25.2°

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

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