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November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Kathmandu, Nepal (Katmandu)

Nov 8, 2022 at 5:21 pm
Max View in Kathmandu
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Kathmandu
Began: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 5:11 pm
Maximum: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 5:21 pm 1.064 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 7:41 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Kathmandu

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:47 pm Tue, Nov 8Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 38°
-37.2°
2:54 pm Tue, Nov 8Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 52°
-26.9°
4:01 pm Tue, Nov 8Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 62°
-14.7°
4:44 pm Tue, Nov 8Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 67°
-6.4°
5:11 pm Tue, Nov 8RisingMoonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.Map direction East-northeast 70°
-0.2°
5:21 pm Tue, Nov 8
Maximum in Kathmandu This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Kathmandu. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Kathmandu because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.
Map direction East-northeast 71°
1.6°
5:26 pm Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.
Map direction East-northeast 72°
2.5°
6:34 pm Tue, Nov 8
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East 79°
16.5°
7:41 pm Tue, Nov 8
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East 85°
30.9°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Kathmandu

Eclipse Visibility From KathmanduVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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