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Total Lunar Eclipse – May 2022

  • Posted by OCastronomy
  • On May 15, 2022
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  • Blood Moon, celestial event, North America, Orange County CA, Supermoon, Total Lunar Eclipse, Total Lunar Eclipse 2022

Total Lunar Eclipse – May 2022 — Timeline

Total Lunar Eclipse September 27 2015Lunar eclipses can be visible from everywhere on the night side of the Earth, if the sky is clear. From some places the entire eclipse will be visible, while in other areas the Moon will rise or set during the eclipse.

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 is fully visible in Orange County Ca. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red. Check the weather for Orange County Ca.

 

 

Event UTC Time Time in Orange County Ca* Visible in Orange County Ca
Penumbral Eclipse begins May 16 at 01:32:05 May 15 at 6:32:05 pm No, below the horizon
Partial Eclipse begins May 16 at 02:27:52 May 15 at 7:27:52 pm No, below the horizon
Full Eclipse begins May 16 at 03:29:03 May 15 at 8:29:03 pm Yes
Maximum Eclipse May 16 at 04:11:28 May 15 at 9:11:28 pm Yes
Full Eclipse ends May 16 at 04:53:55 May 15 at 9:53:55 pm Yes
Partial Eclipse ends May 16 at 05:55:07 May 15 at 10:55:07 pm Yes
Penumbral Eclipse ends May 16 at 06:50:49 May 15 at 11:50:49 pm Yes

Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (PDT) for Orange County Ca.

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
6:32 pmSun, May 15 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-southeast104°

-13.5°

7:27 pmSun, May 15 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-southeast111°

-2.3°

7:40 pmSun, May 15 Rising Moonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends. Map direction East-southeast113°

-0.2°

8:29 pmSun, May 15
Visible
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts – completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast.
Map direction East-southeast120°

7.8°

9:11 pmSun, May 15
Visible
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Map direction Southeast127°

14.7°

9:53 pmSun, May 15
Visible
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Map direction Southeast134°

21.0°

10:55 pmSun, May 15
Visible
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction South-southeast147°

28.5°

11:50 pmSun, May 15
Visible
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth’s penumbra ends. Map direction South-southeast161°

33.1°

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