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November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Tarawa, Kiribati

Nov 8, 2022 at 10:59 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Tarawa
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 — Tarawa

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
8:02 pm Tue, Nov 8
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-northeast 72°
27.5°
9:09 pm Tue, Nov 8
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-northeast 68°
42.9°
10:16 pm Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East-northeast 59°
57.7°
10:59 pm Tue, Nov 8
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Northeast 47°
66.1°
11:41 pm Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction North-northeast 25°
72.4°
12:49 am Wed, Nov 9
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction North-northwest 332°
71.8°
1:56 am Wed, Nov 9
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Northwest 304°
60.4°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Tarawa

Eclipse Visibility From TarawaVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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