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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

May 16, 2022 at 4:11 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Bissau
Began: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 1:32 am
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 4:11 am 1.413 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 6:46 am
Duration: 5 hours, 14 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Bissau

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:32 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South-southwest 197°
57.3°
2:27 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Southwest 217°
50.9°
3:29 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Southwest 230°
40.5°
4:11 am Mon, May 16
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-southwest 237°
32.3°
4:53 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 241°
23.5°
5:55 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 246°
10.5°
6:46 am Mon, May 16SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-southwest 249°
-0.2°
6:50 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 249°
-1.0°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Bissau

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

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

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