Flag for USA

November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Los Angeles, CA, USA

Nov 8, 2022 at 2:59 am
Max View in Los Angeles, California
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Los Angeles, California
Began: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 12:02 am
Maximum: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 2:59 am 1.359 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 5:56 am
Duration: 5 hours, 54 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Los Angeles

Live Eclipse Animation will start at:
Live Eclipse Animation has ended.
You are using an outdated browser, to view the animation please update or switch to a modern browser. Alternatively you can view the old animation by clicking here.

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
12:02 am Tue, Nov 8
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South-southwest 203°
70.5°
1:09 am Tue, Nov 8
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-southwest 236°
61.7°
2:16 am Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West-southwest 254°
49.3°
2:59 am Tue, Nov 8
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West 262°
40.9°
3:41 am Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 268°
32.5°
4:49 am Tue, Nov 8
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 277°
19.0°
5:56 am Tue, Nov 8
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.
Map direction West-northwest 286°
6.0°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Los Angeles

Eclipse Visibility From Los AngelesVisibility 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 Los Angeles, or the path map image for global details.

Other eclipses visible in Los Angeles

Other eclipses worldwide