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November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Alajuela, Costa Rica

Nov 8, 2022 at 4:59 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Alajuela
Began: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 2:02 am
Maximum: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 4:59 am 1.359 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 5:33 am
Duration: 3 hours, 31 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Alajuela

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:02 am Tue, Nov 8
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-northwest 283°
48.2°
3:09 am Tue, Nov 8
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-northwest 283°
32.4°
4:16 am Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West-northwest 284°
16.8°
4:59 am Tue, Nov 8
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.
Map direction West-northwest 285°
7.0°
5:33 am Tue, Nov 8SettingMoonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.Map direction West-northwest 287°
-0.2°
5:41 am Tue, Nov 8Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 287°
-1.8°
6:49 am Tue, Nov 8Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 291°
-17.8°
7:56 am Tue, Nov 8Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 297°
-32.2°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Alajuela

Eclipse Visibility From AlajuelaVisibility Worldwide
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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