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May 15, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil

May 16, 2022 at 1:11 am
Max View in Balsas, Maranhão
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Balsas, Maranhão
Began: Sun, May 15, 2022 at 10:32 pm
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 1:11 am 1.413 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 3:50 am
Duration: 5 hours, 19 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

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

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
10:32 pm Sun, May 15
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-southeast 121°
66.7°
11:27 pm Sun, May 15
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South-southeast 149°
76.4°
12:29 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction South-southwest 211°
75.9°
1:11 am Mon, May 16
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Southwest 233°
68.7°
1:53 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 243°
59.8°
2:55 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 249°
46.2°
3:50 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-southwest 251°
33.5°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Balsas

Eclipse Visibility From BalsasVisibility Worldwide
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse

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

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