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May 15, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Willemstad, Curaçao, Curaçao

May 16, 2022 at 12:11 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Willemstad, Curaçao
Began: Sun, May 15, 2022 at 9:32 pm
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 12:11 am 1.413 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 2:50 am
Duration: 5 hours, 19 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

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

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
9:32 pm Sun, May 15
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southeast 125°
36.5°
10:27 pm Sun, May 15
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Southeast 136°
46.5°
11:29 pm Sun, May 15
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction South-southeast 154°
54.7°
12:11 am Mon, May 16
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South 170°
57.6°
12:53 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction South 189°
57.5°
1:55 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southwest 211°
52.1°
2:50 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southwest 226°
43.5°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Willemstad

Eclipse Visibility From WillemstadVisibility Worldwide
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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