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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland (Scoresbysund)

May 16, 2022 at 1:52 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Ittoqqortoormiit
Began: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 1:32 am
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 1:52 am -0.607 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 2:09 am
Duration: 38 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Ittoqqortoormiit

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:32 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
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 South for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction South 183°
0.2°
1:52 am Mon, May 16
Maximum in Ittoqqortoormiit This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Ittoqqortoormiit. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Ittoqqortoormiit 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 South for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction South 188°
0.0°
2:09 am Mon, May 16SettingMoonset SettingMap direction South-southwest 191°
-0.2°
2:27 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction South-southwest 196°
-0.6°
3:29 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction South-southwest 209°
-2.9°
4:11 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction Southwest 219°
-5.4°
4:53 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Southwest 228°
-7.9°
5:55 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 241°
-12.1°
6:50 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 254°
-16.4°

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 Ittoqqortoormiit, but it could be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Ittoqqortoormiit

Eclipse Visibility From IttoqqortoormiitVisibility Worldwide
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
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 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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