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November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Huancayo, Junín, Peru

Nov 8, 2022 at 5:21 am
Max View in Huancayo, Junín
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Huancayo, Junín
Began: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 3:02 am
Maximum: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 5:21 am 1.065 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 5:27 am
Duration: 2 hours, 26 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Huancayo

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:02 am Tue, Nov 8
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-northwest 298°
31.4°
4:09 am Tue, Nov 8
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-northwest 291°
16.9°
5:16 am Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.		Map direction West-northwest 287°
2.0°
5:21 am Tue, Nov 8
Maximum in Huancayo This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Huancayo. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Huancayo because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.		Map direction West-northwest 287°
1.0°
5:27 am Tue, Nov 8SettingMoonset 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.Map direction West-northwest 287°
-0.2°
5:59 am Tue, Nov 8Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 285°
-7.9°
6:41 am Tue, Nov 8Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 284°
-17.6°
7:49 am Tue, Nov 8Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 282°
-33.1°
8:56 am Tue, Nov 8Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 282°
-48.4°

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

Cloud Coverage (Nov 8)

In the past, this day was cloudy 58% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Huancayo

Eclipse Visibility From HuancayoVisibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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