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May 15, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Tuscaloosa, AL, USA

May 15, 2022 at 11:11 pm
Max View in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Began: Sun, May 15, 2022 at 8:32 pm
Maximum: Sun, May 15, 2022 at 11:11 pm 1.413 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 1:50 am
Duration: 5 hours, 19 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

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

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
8:32 pm Sun, May 15
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-southeast 121°
10.4°
9:27 pm Sun, May 15
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Southeast 130°
19.3°
10:29 pm Sun, May 15
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Southeast 143°
27.6°
11:11 pm Sun, May 15
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South-southeast 153°
32.0°
11:53 pm Sun, May 15
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southeast 164°
35.0°
12:55 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction South 181°
36.3°
1:50 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction South-southwest 196°
34.3°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Tuscaloosa

Eclipse Visibility From TuscaloosaVisibility 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

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

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