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November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Flagstaff, AZ, USA

Nov 8, 2022 at 3:59 am
Max View in Flagstaff, Arizona
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Flagstaff, Arizona
Began: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 1:02 am
Maximum: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 3:59 am 1.359 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 6:56 am
Duration: 5 hours, 54 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Flagstaff

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:02 am Tue, Nov 8
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southwest 218°
66.7°
2:09 am Tue, Nov 8
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-southwest 243°
56.3°
3:16 am Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West-southwest 258°
43.7°
3:59 am Tue, Nov 8
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West 265°
35.4°
4:41 am Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 271°
27.0°
5:49 am Tue, Nov 8
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 280°
13.8°
6:56 am Tue, Nov 8
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction West-northwest 290°
1.4°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Flagstaff

Eclipse Visibility From FlagstaffVisibility Worldwide
Mar 24–25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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