Home   Sun, Moon & Space   Eclipses   Norway   Bouvet   Bouvet Island   May 16, 2022
Flag for Norway

May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Bouvet Island, Bouvet, Norway

May 16, 2022 at 6:11 am
Max View in Bouvet Island, Bouvet
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Bouvet Island, Bouvet
Began: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 3:32 am
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 6:11 am 1.413 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 8:50 am
Duration: 5 hours, 19 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Bouvet Island

Live Eclipse Animation will start at:
Live Eclipse Animation has ended.
You are using an outdated browser, to view the animation please update or switch to a modern browser. Alternatively you can view the old animation by clicking here.

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:32 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Northwest 316°
47.4°
4:27 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-northwest 300°
41.4°
5:29 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West-northwest 285°
33.7°
6:11 am Mon, May 16
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West 276°
27.9°
6:53 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 268°
22.1°
7:55 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 256°
13.8°
8:50 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Map direction West-southwest 246°
6.6°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Bouvet Island

Eclipse Visibility From Bouvet IslandVisibility Worldwide
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal 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

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

Next annular eclipse visible in Bouvet Island

Other eclipses visible in Bouvet Island

Other eclipses worldwide