November 2022 lunar eclipse
Total eclipse
From Aichi Prefecture, Japan at 11:04 UTC
Date8 November 2022
Gamma0.2570
Magnitude1.3589
Saros cycle136 (20 of 72)
Totality84 minutes, 58 seconds
Partiality180 minutes, 50 seconds
Penumbral353 minutes, 51 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P108:02:17
U109:09:12
U210:16:39
Greatest10:59:08
U311:41:37
U412:49:03
P413:56:08

A total lunar eclipse occurred on Tuesday, 8 November 2022. The southern limb of the Moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow. It surpassed the previous eclipse as the longest total lunar eclipse visible from nearly all of North America since 17 August 1989, and until 26 June 2029.[1][2][3] Occurring only 5.8 days before apogee (on 14 November 2022), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller. The next total lunar eclipse will take place on 14 March 2025.[4] A lunar occultation of Uranus happened during the eclipse.[5] It was the first total lunar eclipse on Election Day in US history.[6][7] This event was referred in media coverage as a "beaver blood moon".[8][9]

This lunar eclipse was the fourth and last of an almost tetrad, the others being 26 May 2021 (T), 19 November 2021 (P) and 16 May 2022 (T).

Visibility

The eclipse was completely visible over the Pacific and most of North America. It was seen on the rising moon in Australia, Asia and in the far north-east of Europe, and on the setting moon in South America and eastern North America.


Visibility map

Eclipses of 2022

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2020–2023
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Date Type
Viewing		 Gamma Saros Date
Viewing		 Type
Chart		 Gamma
111
 2020 Jun 05
 Penumbral
 1.24063 116
 2020 Nov 30
 Penumbral
 −1.13094
121
 2021 May 26
 Total
 0.47741 126
 2021 Nov 19
 Partial
 −0.45525
131
 2022 May 16
 Total
 −0.25324 136
 2022 Nov 08
 Total
 0.25703
141
 2023 May 05
 Penumbral
 −1.03495 146
 2023 Oct 28
 Partial
 0.94716
Last set 2020 Jul 05 Last set 2020 Jan 10
Next set 2024 Mar 25 Next set 2024 Sep 18

Saros series

This eclipse was a part of Saros cycle 136, and the first of the series that passes through the center of the Earth's shadow. The last occurrence was on 28 October 2004. The next occurrence will happen on 18 November 2040.

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[10] This lunar eclipse was related to two hybrid solar eclipses of Solar Saros 143.

3 November 2013 14 November 2031

Metonic series

This eclipse is the third of five Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, 8–9 November:

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)

Tritos series

Tzolkinex

Observations

See also

References

  1. ↑ Elizabeth Howell (16 May 2022). "Super Flower Blood Moon of 2022, longest total lunar eclipse in 33 years, wows stargazers". Space.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  2. ↑ Mann, Adam (15 May 2022). "A Total Lunar Eclipse in Prime-Time". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "'Beaver blood Moon' total lunar eclipse 2022: What you need to know". WION. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  4. ↑ Vogel, By Molly Wasser, Ernie Wright and Tracy. "What You Need to Know About the Lunar Eclipse". Moon: NASA Science. Retrieved 4 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ "Total Lunar Eclipse cum Lunar Occultation of Uranus « Lunar Eclipse | Hong Kong Space Museum". hk.space.museum. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Rice, Doyle. "A total lunar eclipse is coming Nov. 8 – a rare Election Day eclipse". USA Today. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "EarthSky | 1st Election Day total lunar eclipse for US". earthsky.org. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  8. ↑ Gorman, Steve (8 November 2022). "Factbox: 'Beaver blood moon' offers world's last total lunar eclipse until 2025". Reuters. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "What to know about the 'Beaver blood moon' on Nov. 8, the world's last lunar eclipse until 2025". l!fe • The Philippine Star. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  10. ↑ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, "The half-saros"
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