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November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Kiritimati, Christmas Island, Kiribati

Nov 9, 2022 at 12:59 am
Max View in Kiritimati, Christmas Island
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Kiritimati, Christmas Island
Began: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 10:02 pm
Maximum: Wed, Nov 9, 2022 at 12:59 am 1.359 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, Nov 9, 2022 at 3:56 am
Duration: 5 hours, 54 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

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

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
10:02 pm Tue, Nov 8
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-northeast 63°
55.6°
11:09 pm Tue, Nov 8
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Northeast 44°
68.9°
12:16 am Wed, Nov 9
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction North 354°
74.9°
12:59 am Wed, Nov 9
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Northwest 323°
70.8°
1:41 am Wed, Nov 9
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction Northwest 306°
63.3°
2:49 am Wed, Nov 9
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-northwest 294°
48.8°
3:56 am Wed, Nov 9
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-northwest 289°
33.6°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Kiritimati

Eclipse Visibility From KiritimatiVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 9, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 18, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Oct 3, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 14–15, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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