May 16, 2022 Total Lunar Eclipse
What this lunar eclipse looks like
The animation shows approximately what the eclipse looks like from the night side of earth.
BETA: This is a temporary animation, it would look different in real life. We hope to fix that issue soon.
Stages in eclipse
- Penumbral Eclipse just started
- Penumbral Eclipse in good progress
- Partial Eclipse starts
- Total Eclipse starts
- Maximum Eclipse
- Total Eclipse ends
- Full Eclipse ends
- Penumbral Eclipse continues
- Penumbral Eclipse about to end
Click the 'play' button to view the animation. The pause button can also be used to temporarily suspend the animation.
The animation shows where this penumbral solar eclipse is visible during the night (dark “wave” slowly moving across the Earth's surface).
The night (dark) areas in the animation are approximately those that can see the moon, and therefore also the eclipse.
Legend
Intense red shading: Observers within this area can see the eclipse from beginning to end.
Red shading right/east of intense shading: Observers within this area can see the eclipse until moonset/sunrise.
Red shading left/west of intense shading: Observers within this area can see the eclipse after moonrise/sunset.
No coloring: Eclipse is not visible at all
Note: Actual eclipse visibility depends on weather conditions and line of sight to the Moon.
Where to see the eclipse
Continents seeing at least some parts of the eclipse:
- West in Asia
- Parts of North America
- South America
Total eclipse visible in...
Locations near the shadow's path:
- Baker Lake, Nunavut Territory, Canada
- Anaheim, California, U.S.A.
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
- San Jose, California, U.S.A.
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Billings, Montana, U.S.A.
- Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.
- San Diego, California, U.S.A.
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Oakland, California, U.S.A.
- Papeete, Tahiti, France
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
- Fresno, California, U.S.A.
- Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
- Long Beach, California, U.S.A.
- San Bernardino, California, U.S.A.
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Rarotonga, Cook Islands
- Qaanaaq, Greenland
Partial eclipse visible in...
- Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Pond Inlet, Nunavut Territory, Canada
- Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A.
- Napier, New Zealand
- Apia, Samoa
- Nukualofa, Tonga
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Fakaofo, Tokelau, Tokelau
- Hamilton, New Zealand
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Invercargill, New Zealand
- Rawaki, Phoenix Islands, Kiribati
- Juneau, Alaska, U.S.A.
- Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna
- Suva, Fiji
- Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada
- Funafuti, Tuvalu
- Adak, Alaska, U.S.A.
- Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
When the eclipse happens worldwide
Lunar eclipses look approximately the same all over the world and happen at the same time.The times displayed might be a minute or two off actual times.
| Event | UTC Time | Time in Palo Alto* | Visible in Palo Alto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penumbral Eclipse begins | May 16 at 1:34 AM | May 15 at 6:34 PM | No, under horizon |
| Partial Eclipse begins | May 16 at 2:32 AM | May 15 at 7:32 PM | No, under horizon |
| Full Eclipse begins | May 16 at 3:31 AM | May 15 at 8:31 PM | Yes |
| Maximum Eclipse | May 16 at 4:12 AM | May 15 at 9:12 PM | Yes |
| Full Eclipse ends | May 16 at 4:53 AM | May 15 at 9:53 PM | Yes |
| Partial Eclipse ends | May 16 at 5:52 AM | May 15 at 10:52 PM | Yes |
| Penumbral Eclipse ends | May 16 at 6:50 AM | May 15 at 11:50 PM | Yes |
* The Moon is under the horizon in Palo Alto some of the time, so that part of the eclipse is not visible.
Eclipses during year 2022
- Apr 30, 2022 Partial Solar Eclipse
- May 16, 2022 Total Lunar Eclipse (Currently shown)
- Oct 25, 2022 Partial Solar Eclipse
- Nov 8, 2022 Total Lunar Eclipse