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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Toamasina, Madagascar (Tamatave)

May 16, 2022 at 5:52 am
Max View in Toamasina
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Toamasina
Began: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 4:32 am
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 5:52 am 0.410 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 6:00 am
Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Toamasina

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:32 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 255°
18.6°
5:27 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Map direction West-southwest 252°
6.4°
5:52 am Mon, May 16
Maximum in Toamasina This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Toamasina. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Toamasina because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction West-southwest 250°
1.4°
6:00 am Mon, May 16SettingMoonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.Map direction West-southwest 249°
-0.2°
6:29 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 247°
-6.8°
7:11 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 243°
-15.5°
7:53 am Mon, May 16Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 238°
-23.9°
8:55 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Southwest 229°
-35.0°
9:50 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Southwest 217°
-43.6°

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 Toamasina, but it could be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Toamasina

Eclipse Visibility From ToamasinaVisibility Worldwide
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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