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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

May 16, 2022 at 5:03 am
Max View in Riyadh
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Riyadh
Began: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 4:32 am
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 5:03 am -0.416 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 5:07 am
Duration: 35 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Riyadh

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:32 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Map direction West-southwest 245°
6.5°
5:03 am Mon, May 16
Maximum in Riyadh This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Riyadh. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Riyadh 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 248°
0.4°
5:07 am Mon, May 16SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-southwest 249°
-0.2°
5:27 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 250°
-5.1°
6:29 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 256°
-17.9°
7:11 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 259°
-27.0°
7:53 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 262°
-36.1°
8:55 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 267°
-49.3°
9:50 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 273°
-61.4°

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 Riyadh, but it could be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Riyadh

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

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

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