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November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Louisville, KY, USA

Nov 8, 2022 at 5:59 am
Max View in Louisville, Kentucky
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Louisville, Kentucky
Began: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 3:02 am
Maximum: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 5:59 am 1.359 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 7:24 am
Duration: 4 hours, 22 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

November 8, 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 (EST) for Louisville.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:02 am Tue, Nov 8
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 249°
47.8°
4:09 am Tue, Nov 8
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 262°
35.4°
5:16 am Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West 273°
22.7°
5:59 am Tue, Nov 8
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West 279°
14.7°
6:41 am Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.
Map direction West-northwest 285°
7.0°
7:24 am Tue, Nov 8SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-northwest 291°
-0.2°
7:49 am Tue, Nov 8Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 295°
-5.0°
8:56 am Tue, Nov 8Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 307°
-15.7°

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
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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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