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November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Kumamoto, Japan

Nov 8, 2022 at 7:59 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Kumamoto
Began: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 5:12 pm
Maximum: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 7:59 pm 1.359 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 10:56 pm
Duration: 5 hours, 44 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Kumamoto

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
5:02 pm Tue, Nov 8Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 69°
-1.8°
5:12 pm Tue, Nov 8RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-northeast 70°
-0.2°
6:09 pm Tue, Nov 8
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-northeast 77°
10.5°
7:16 pm Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East 85°
24.2°
7:59 pm Tue, Nov 8
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East 90°
33.0°
8:41 pm Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East 96°
41.7°
9:49 pm Tue, Nov 8
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-southeast 108°
55.4°
10:56 pm Tue, Nov 8
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southeast 130°
67.7°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Kumamoto

Eclipse Visibility From KumamotoVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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