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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Praia, Cabo Verde

May 16, 2022 at 3:11 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Praia
Began: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 12:32 am
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 3:11 am 1.413 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 5:50 am
Duration: 5 hours, 19 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Praia

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
12:32 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South 183°
55.7°
1:27 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South-southwest 204°
52.2°
2:29 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Southwest 221°
44.1°
3:11 am Mon, May 16
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Southwest 230°
36.8°
3:53 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 236°
28.7°
4:55 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 243°
16.2°
5:50 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Map direction West-southwest 247°
4.4°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Praia

Eclipse Visibility From PraiaVisibility Worldwide
Sep 17–18, 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 Praia, or the path map image for global details.

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