Eclipses visible in Nuku'alofa, Tonga

May 16, 2022 at 6:11 pm

Near max in Nuku'alofa

Global Event:	Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Nuku'alofa
Begins:	Mon, May 16, 2022 at 6:08 pm
Maximum:	Mon, May 16, 2022 at 6:10 pm 0.741 Magnitude
Ends:	Mon, May 16, 2022 at 7:50 pm
Duration:	1 hour, 43 minutes

May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Nuku'alofa

Live Eclipse Animation will start at:

Live Eclipse Animation has ended.

You are using an outdated browser, to view the animation please update or switch to a modern browser. Alternatively you can view the old animation by clicking here.

The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Nuku'alofa. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (TOT) for Nuku'alofa.

Time	Phase	Event	Direction	Altitude
2:32 pm Mon, May 16	Not directly visible	Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon	141°	-41.0°
3:27 pm Mon, May 16	Not directly visible	Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon	130°	-32.2°
4:29 pm Mon, May 16	Not directly visible	Total Eclipse begins Below horizon	121°	-21.0°
5:11 pm Mon, May 16	Not directly visible	Maximum Eclipse Below horizon	116°	-12.6°
5:53 pm Mon, May 16	Not directly visible	Total Eclipse ends Below horizon	112°	-3.7°
6:08 pm Mon, May 16	Rising	Moonrise Rising	110°	-0.2°
6:10 pm Mon, May 16		Maximum in Nuku'alofa This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Nuku'alofa. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Nuku'alofa 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 East-southeast for the best view of the eclipse.	110°	0.2°
6:55 pm Mon, May 16		Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast.	107°	9.2°
7:50 pm Mon, May 16		Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.	103°	21.3°

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.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse is not visible in Nuku'alofa, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.

Cloud Coverage (May 16)

In the past, this day was cloudy 64% of the time (since 2000).

Countdown until eclipse begins

158Days 14Hrs 44Mins 56Secs

Nuku'alofa Eclipse Countdown

Lunar Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Nuku'alofa

Eclipse Visibility From Nuku'alofa		Visibility Worldwide
	May 16, 2022 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse South/West Europe, South/West Asia, Africa, Much of North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
	Nov 8–9, 2022 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse North/East Europe, Asia, Australia, North America, Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica
	Apr 20, 2023 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse South/East Asia, Australia, Pacific, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
	May 6, 2023 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse South/East Europe, Much of Asia, Australia, Africa, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
	Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse South/West Europe, East in Asia, Much of Australia, Much of Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctica
Note: Click on the date link for details in Nuku'alofa, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

All eclipses 1900-2199

Need some help?