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May 15, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Louisville, KY, USA

May 16, 2022 at 12:11 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Louisville, Kentucky
Began: Sun, May 15, 2022 at 9:32 pm
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 12:11 am 1.413 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 2:50 am
Duration: 5 hours, 19 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 15–16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Louisville

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
9:32 pm Sun, May 15
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast.
Map direction East-southeast 123°
8.9°
10:27 pm Sun, May 15
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Southeast 133°
17.0°
11:29 pm Sun, May 15
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction South-southeast 146°
24.3°
12:11 am Mon, May 16
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South-southeast 156°
28.0°
12:53 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southeast 167°
30.4°
1:55 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction South 183°
31.2°
2:50 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction South-southwest 197°
29.0°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Louisville

Eclipse Visibility From LouisvilleVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17–18, 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 Louisville, or the path map image for global details.

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