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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — 47°03'25.5"N, 9°34'57.7"E

May 16, 2022 at 5:37 am
Max View in 47°03'25.5"N, 9°34'57.7"E
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in 47°03'25.5"N, 9°34'57.7"E
Began: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 3:32 am
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 5:37 am 1.124 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 5:47 am
Duration: 2 hours, 15 minutes

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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — 47°03'25.5"N, 9°34'57.7"E

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:32 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southwest 214°
16.1°
4:27 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Southwest 226°
10.0°
5:29 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction West-southwest 237°
2.1°
5:37 am Mon, May 16
Maximum in 47°03'25.5"N, 9°34'57.7"E This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in 47°03'25.5"N, 9°34'57.7"E. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in 47°03'25.5"N, 9°34'57.7"E because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction West-southwest 239°
1.0°
5:47 am Mon, May 16SettingMoonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.Map direction West-southwest 240°
-0.2°
6:11 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 244°
-4.4°
6:53 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 252°
-11.0°
7:55 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 262°
-20.8°
8:50 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 271°
-30.0°

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


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