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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Damascus, Syria (Dimashq)

May 16, 2022 at 5:29 am
Near max in Damascus
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Damascus
Began: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 4:32 am
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 5:30 am 0.048 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 5:33 am
Duration: 1 hour, 1 minute

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Damascus

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:32 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 238°
10.3°
5:27 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction West-southwest 246°
0.6°
5:30 am Mon, May 16
Maximum in Damascus This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Damascus. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Damascus 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 246°
0.2°
5:33 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 246°
-0.2°
6:29 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 253°
-11.4°
7:11 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West 258°
-19.7°
7:53 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 263°
-28.1°
8:55 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 271°
-40.4°
9:50 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 279°
-51.4°

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 Damascus, 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 Damascus

Eclipse Visibility From DamascusVisibility 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 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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

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