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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

May 16, 2022 at 4:11 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Yamoussoukro
Began: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 1:32 am
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 4:11 am 1.413 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 6:11 am
Duration: 4 hours, 39 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Yamoussoukro

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:32 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southwest 217°
57.0°
2:27 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Southwest 231°
47.3°
3:29 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West-southwest 240°
34.9°
4:11 am Mon, May 16
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-southwest 244°
25.8°
4:53 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 247°
16.5°
5:55 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Map direction West-southwest 249°
3.0°
6:11 am Mon, May 16SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-southwest 250°
-0.2°
6:50 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 250°
-9.8°

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


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Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse

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

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