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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

May 16, 2022 at 5:11 am
Max View in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Began: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 2:32 am
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 5:11 am 1.413 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 5:20 am
Duration: 2 hours, 48 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Belfast

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:32 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South-southwest 199°
13.8°
3:27 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South-southwest 211°
10.3°
4:29 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 Southwest.
Map direction Southwest 224°
4.9°
5:11 am Mon, May 16
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
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 Southwest for the best view of the eclipse.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction Southwest 233°
0.6°
5:20 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 Southwest 234°
-0.2°
5:53 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 241°
-4.9°
6:55 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 252°
-12.9°
7:50 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 263°
-20.6°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Belfast

Eclipse Visibility From BelfastVisibility Worldwide
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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