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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Monte Seco, Distrito de Faro, Portugal

May 16, 2022 at 5:11 am
Max View in Monte Seco
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Monte Seco
Began: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 2:32 am
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 5:11 am 1.413 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 6:27 am
Duration: 3 hours, 56 minutes

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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Monte Seco

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:32 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South-southwest 199°
30.8°
3:27 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South-southwest 212°
25.9°
4:29 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Southwest 225°
18.2°
5:11 am Mon, May 16
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Southwest 233°
12.0°
5:53 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Map direction West-southwest 239°
5.1°
6:27 am Mon, May 16SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-southwest 244°
-0.2°
6:55 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 248°
-5.7°
7:50 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 256°
-16.0°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Monte Seco

Eclipse Visibility From Monte SecoVisibility Worldwide
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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

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