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November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Suva, Fiji

Nov 8, 2022 at 10:59 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Suva
Began: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 8:02 pm
Maximum: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 10:59 pm 1.359 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, Nov 9, 2022 at 1:56 am
Duration: 5 hours, 54 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

November 8–9, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Suva

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
8:02 pm Tue, Nov 8
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-northeast 61°
24.7°
9:09 pm Tue, Nov 8
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Northeast 50°
37.4°
10:16 pm Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Northeast 34°
47.9°
10:59 pm Tue, Nov 8
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction North-northeast 20°
52.3°
11:41 pm Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction North
54.3°
12:49 am Wed, Nov 9
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction North-northwest 337°
51.5°
1:56 am Wed, Nov 9
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Northwest 318°
43.0°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Suva

Eclipse Visibility From SuvaVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Oct 3, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse

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

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