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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

May 16, 2022 at 5:11 am
Max View in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory
Began: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 2:32 am
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 5:11 am 1.413 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 6:14 am
Duration: 3 hours, 43 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Abuja

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Mon, May 16, 2022 at 2:27 am WAT
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Abuja. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (WAT) for Abuja.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:32 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southwest 229°
46.5°
3:27 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-southwest 238°
35.5°
4:29 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West-southwest 244°
22.6°
5:11 am Mon, May 16
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-southwest 247°
13.3°
5:53 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.		Map direction West-southwest 249°
4.0°
6:14 am Mon, May 16SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-southwest 250°
-0.2°
6:55 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 251°
-9.9°
7:50 am Mon, May 16Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 252°
-22.4°

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

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

Cloud Coverage (May 16)

In the past, this day was cloudy 87% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Abuja

Eclipse Visibility From AbujaVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

Other eclipses visible in Abuja

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