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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Kampala, Uganda

May 16, 2022 at 6:37 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Kampala
Began: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 4:32 am
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 6:37 am 1.124 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 6:43 am
Duration: 2 hours, 11 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Kampala

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:32 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 248°
29.0°
5:27 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-southwest 249°
16.4°
6:29 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Map direction West-southwest 250°
2.7°
6:37 am Mon, May 16
Maximum in Kampala This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Kampala. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Kampala because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction West-southwest 250°
0.9°
6:43 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 250°
-0.2°
7:11 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 250°
-7.2°
7:53 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 249°
-16.8°
8:55 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 247°
-30.3°
9:50 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 243°
-42.4°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Kampala

Eclipse Visibility From KampalaVisibility 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 Kampala, or the path map image for global details.

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