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May 15, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Pago Pago, American Samoa

May 15, 2022 at 6:04 pm
Near max in Pago Pago
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Pago Pago
Began: Sun, May 15, 2022 at 6:00 pm
Maximum: Sun, May 15, 2022 at 6:03 pm 0.861 Magnitude
Ended: Sun, May 15, 2022 at 7:50 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 15, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Pago Pago

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:32 pm Sun, May 15Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Southeast 132°
-43.1°
3:27 pm Sun, May 15Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 123°
-32.8°
4:29 pm Sun, May 15Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 116°
-20.5°
5:11 pm Sun, May 15Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 113°
-11.5°
5:53 pm Sun, May 15Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 110°
-1.4°
6:00 pm Sun, May 15RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-southeast 110°
-0.2°
6:03 pm Sun, May 15
Maximum in Pago Pago This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Pago Pago. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Pago Pago because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to East-southeast for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East-southeast 109°
0.2°
6:55 pm Sun, May 15
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-southeast 107°
11.3°
7:50 pm Sun, May 15
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-southeast 105°
23.8°

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 Pago Pago, but it could be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse. The Earth's shadow covered a large portion of the Moon, so this was still a nice sight.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Pago Pago

Eclipse Visibility From Pago PagoVisibility Worldwide
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Oct 2, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 13, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 21, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse

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

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