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May 15, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Cayenne, French Guiana

May 16, 2022 at 1:11 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Cayenne
Began: Sun, May 15, 2022 at 10:32 pm
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 1:11 am 1.413 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 3:50 am
Duration: 5 hours, 19 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

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

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
10:32 pm Sun, May 15
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southeast 132°
54.0°
11:27 pm Sun, May 15
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South-southeast 151°
62.3°
12:29 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction South 183°
65.4°
1:11 am Mon, May 16
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South-southwest 204°
62.8°
1:53 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southwest 220°
57.0°
2:55 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southwest 234°
45.8°
3:50 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-southwest 241°
34.3°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Cayenne

Eclipse Visibility From CayenneVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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