May 2022 lunar eclipse

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Infobox lunar eclipse A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Monday, May 16, 2022,[1] with an umbral magnitude of 1.4155. It was a central lunar eclipse, in which part of the Moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring about 1.3 days after perigee (on May 17, 2022, at 11:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.[2]

Because this event occurred near lunar perigee, it was referred to some in media coverage as a "super flower blood moon"[Note 1][3][4][5] and elsewhere as a "super blood moon",[6][7][8] a supermoon that coincides with a total lunar eclipse. This was the longest total lunar eclipse visible from nearly all of North America since August 17, 1989 until the next eclipse on November 8.[9][10]

The eclipse was a dark one with the northern limb of the Moon passing through the center of Earth's shadow. This was the first central eclipse of Lunar Saros 131.

This lunar eclipse was the third of an almost tetrad, with the others being on May 26, 2021 (total); November 19, 2021 (partial); and November 8, 2022 (total).

Visibility

The eclipse was completely visible over North and South America, seen rising over western North America and the central Pacific Ocean and setting over Europe and Africa.[11]

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Visibility map

Gallery

North and South America

Europe

Eclipse details

Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[12]

May 16, 2022 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
Parameter Value
Penumbral Magnitude 2.37433
Umbral Magnitude 1.41545
Gamma −0.25323
Sun Right Ascension 03h31m49.5s
Sun Declination +19°05'13.4"
Sun Semi-Diameter 15'49.2"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7"
Moon Right Ascension 15h31m27.8s
Moon Declination -19°19'40.4"
Moon Semi-Diameter 16'29.9"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 1°00'33.1"
ΔT 70.4 s

Eclipse season

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Eclipse season of April–May 2022
April 30
Ascending node (new moon)
 May 16
Descending node (full moon)
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Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 119		 Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 131

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 2022

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Lunar Saros 131

Inex

Triad

Lunar eclipses of 2020–2023

Template:Lunar eclipse set 2020-2023

Metonic series

The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the Earth's shadow will be in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.

  1. 1984 May 15.19 - penumbral (111)
  2. 2003 May 16.15 - total (121)
  3. 2022 May 16.17 - total (131)
  4. 2041 May 16.03 - penumbral (141)
  1. 1984 Nov 08.75 - penumbral (116)
  2. 2003 Nov 09.05 - total (126)
  3. 2022 Nov 08.46 - total (136)
  4. 2041 Nov 08.19 - partial (146)
  5. 2060 Nov 08.17 - penumbral (156)
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Saros 131

Template:Lunar Saros series 131

Tritos series

Template:Lunar Tritos series July 2000

Inex series

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Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[13] This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 138.

May 10, 2013 May 21, 2031
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See also

Notes

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  1. ↑ A full moon occurring in May has been termed a "Flower moon" in the US as recorded in the Old Farmer's Almanac.

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References

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External links

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