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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Makkah, Saudi Arabia (Mecca)

May 16, 2022 at 5:38 am
Near max in Makkah
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Makkah
Began: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 4:32 am
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 5:39 am 0.191 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 5:41 am
Duration: 1 hour, 9 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Makkah

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:32 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 242°
13.6°
5:27 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Map direction West-southwest 248°
2.3°
5:39 am Mon, May 16
Maximum in Makkah This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Makkah. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Makkah because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West-southwest for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction West-southwest 249°
0.2°
5:41 am Mon, May 16SettingMoonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.Map direction West-southwest 249°
-0.2°
6:29 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 253°
-11.0°
7:11 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 256°
-20.1°
7:53 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 258°
-29.3°
8:55 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 262°
-42.8°
9:50 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 265°
-55.0°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse was not visible in Makkah, but it could be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse. The Earth's shadow covered only a small portion of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Makkah

Eclipse Visibility From MakkahVisibility Worldwide
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Total Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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

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