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November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Balkanabat, Turkmenistan (Nebit Dag)

Nov 8, 2022 at 6:21 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Balkanabat
Began: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 6:11 pm
Maximum: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 6:21 pm -0.503 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 6:56 pm
Duration: 45 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Balkanabat

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:02 pm Tue, Nov 8Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North
-35.0°
2:09 pm Tue, Nov 8Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 18°
-32.7°
3:16 pm Tue, Nov 8Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 35°
-26.7°
3:59 pm Tue, Nov 8Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction Northeast 44°
-21.5°
4:41 pm Tue, Nov 8Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northeast 52°
-15.5°
5:49 pm Tue, Nov 8Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 64°
-4.6°
6:11 pm Tue, Nov 8RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-northeast 67°
-0.2°
6:21 pm Tue, Nov 8
Maximum in Balkanabat This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Balkanabat. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Balkanabat because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction East-northeast 68°
1.3°
6:56 pm Tue, Nov 8
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.
Map direction East-northeast 74°
7.3°

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 Balkanabat, but it could be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Balkanabat

Eclipse Visibility From BalkanabatVisibility Worldwide
Sep 18, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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