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May 15, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Parowan, UT, USA

May 15, 2022 at 10:11 pm
Max View in Parowan, Utah
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Parowan, Utah
Began: Sun, May 15, 2022 at 8:26 pm
Maximum: Sun, May 15, 2022 at 10:11 pm 1.413 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 12:50 am
Duration: 4 hours, 25 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 15–16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Parowan

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
7:32 pm Sun, May 15Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 106°
-10.3°
8:26 pm Sun, May 15RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-southeast 114°
-0.2°
8:27 pm Sun, May 15
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
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 114°
0.0°
9:29 pm Sun, May 15
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Southeast 124°
9.5°
10:11 pm Sun, May 15
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Southeast 132°
15.7°
10:53 pm Sun, May 15
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southeast 140°
21.2°
11:55 pm Sun, May 15
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southeast 154°
27.3°
12:50 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction South-southeast 168°
30.6°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Parowan

Eclipse Visibility From ParowanVisibility Worldwide
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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