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May 15, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — La Serena, Chile

May 16, 2022 at 12:11 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in La Serena
Began: Sun, May 15, 2022 at 9:32 pm
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 12:11 am 1.413 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 2:50 am
Duration: 5 hours, 19 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 15–16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — La Serena

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
9:32 pm Sun, May 15
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East 85°
46.5°
10:27 pm Sun, May 15
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-northeast 76°
58.3°
11:29 pm Sun, May 15
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East-northeast 60°
70.5°
12:11 am Mon, May 16
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Northeast 33°
77.3°
12:53 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction North-northwest 345°
79.1°
1:55 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-northwest 298°
70.8°
2:50 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-northwest 282°
59.8°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in La Serena

Eclipse Visibility From La SerenaVisibility Worldwide
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Oct 2, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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