May 16, 2022 Total Lunar Eclipse in Babel, Central Darfur State, Sudan

May 16, 2022 at 6:04 am

Near max in Babel

Global Event:	Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type:	Total Lunar Eclipse, in Babel
Began:	Mon, May 16, 2022 at 3:32 am
Maximum:	Mon, May 16, 2022 at 6:05 am 1.402 Magnitude
Ended:	Mon, May 16, 2022 at 6:08 am
Duration:	2 hours, 36 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Babel

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Mon, May 16, 2022 at 3:27 am CAT

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

Time	Phase	Event	Direction	Altitude
3:32 am Mon, May 16		Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.	237°	32.8°
4:27 am Mon, May 16		Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.	243°	21.1°
5:29 am Mon, May 16		Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.	248°	7.9°
6:05 am Mon, May 16		Maximum in Babel This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Babel. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Babel 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 West-southwest for the best view of the eclipse.	250°	0.2°
6:08 am Mon, May 16	Setting	Moonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.	250°	-0.2°
6:11 am Mon, May 16	Not directly visible	Maximum Eclipse Below horizon	250°	-0.8°
6:53 am Mon, May 16	Not directly visible	Total Eclipse ends Below horizon	252°	-11.1°
7:55 am Mon, May 16	Not directly visible	Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon	253°	-24.8°
8:50 am Mon, May 16	Not directly visible	Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon	253°	-37.3°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

In the past, this day was cloudy 31% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

Eclipse Visibility From Babel		Visibility Worldwide
	Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Jan 12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
Note: Click on the date link for details in Babel, or the path map image for global details.