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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Prague, Czechia

May 16, 2022 at 5:13 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Prague
Began: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 3:32 am
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 5:13 am 0.753 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 5:16 am
Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Prague

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:32 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southwest 218°
11.7°
4:27 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southwest.
Map direction Southwest 229°
5.6°
5:13 am Mon, May 16
Maximum in Prague This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Prague. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Prague because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West-southwest for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West-southwest 238°
0.2°
5:16 am Mon, May 16SettingMoonset 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-southwest 239°
-0.2°
5:29 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 241°
-1.6°
6:11 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 248°
-8.5°
6:53 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 256°
-14.9°
7:55 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 266°
-24.3°
8:50 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 277°
-32.9°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse was not visible in Prague, but it could be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Prague

Eclipse Visibility From PragueVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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