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November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Wake Island, US Minor Outlying Islands

Nov 8, 2022 at 10:59 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Wake Island
Began: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 8:02 pm
Maximum: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 10:59 pm 1.359 Magnitude
Ended: Wed, Nov 9, 2022 at 1:56 am
Duration: 5 hours, 54 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

November 8–9, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Wake Island

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
8:02 pm Tue, Nov 8
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East 80°
25.5°
9:09 pm Tue, Nov 8
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East 84°
40.9°
10:16 pm Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East 88°
56.5°
10:59 pm Tue, Nov 8
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East 92°
66.4°
11:41 pm Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East 97°
76.2°
12:49 am Wed, Nov 9
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southwest 225°
87.0°
1:56 am Wed, Nov 9
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West 266°
72.1°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Wake Island

Eclipse Visibility From Wake IslandVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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