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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Sigatoka, Fiji

May 16, 2022 at 5:47 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Sigatoka
Began: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 5:43 pm
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 5:47 pm 0.138 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 6:50 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 7 minutes

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Location

May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Sigatoka

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:32 pm Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction South-southeast 147°
-47.4°
2:27 pm Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Southeast 134°
-39.2°
3:29 pm Mon, May 16Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Southeast 124°
-28.3°
4:11 pm Mon, May 16Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 118°
-20.0°
4:53 pm Mon, May 16Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 114°
-11.3°
5:43 pm Mon, May 16RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-southeast 110°
-0.2°
5:47 pm Mon, May 16
Maximum in Sigatoka This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Sigatoka. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Sigatoka because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to East-southeast for the best view of the eclipse.		Map direction East-southeast 110°
0.4°
5:55 pm Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast.		Map direction East-southeast 109°
2.0°
6:50 pm Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-southeast 106°
13.9°

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

The total phase of this lunar eclipse was not visible in Sigatoka, but it could be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse. The Earth's shadow covered only a small portion of the Moon.

Cloud Coverage (May 16)

In the past, this day was cloudy 58% of the time (since 2000).

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