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November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Rotorua, New Zealand (Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe)

Nov 8, 2022 at 11:59 pm
Max View in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
Began: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 9:02 pm
Maximum: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 11:59 pm 1.359 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, Nov 9, 2022 at 2:56 am
Duration: 5 hours, 54 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

November 8–9, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Rotorua

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
9:02 pm Tue, Nov 8
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-northeast 56°
12.6°
10:09 pm Tue, Nov 8
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Northeast 43°
22.2°
11:16 pm Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction North-northeast 28°
29.5°
11:59 pm Tue, Nov 8
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction North-northeast 16°
32.5°
12:41 am Wed, Nov 9
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction North
34.0°
1:49 am Wed, Nov 9
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction North-northwest 346°
32.8°
2:56 am Wed, Nov 9
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction North-northwest 329°
27.7°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Rotorua

Eclipse Visibility From RotoruaVisibility Worldwide
Oct 3, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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