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2022年5月16日月曜日 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Sofia, Bulgaria

2022年5月16日 (月)5時52分
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Sofia
Began: 2022年5月16日月曜日4時32分
Maximum: 2022年5月16日月曜日5時52分 0.410 Magnitude
Ended: 2022年5月16日月曜日6時04分
Duration: 1 hour, 32 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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2022年5月16日月曜日 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Sofia

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4時32分 5月16日 (月)
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southwest 227°
12.9°
5時27分 5月16日 (月)
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Map direction West-southwest 237°
5.0°
5時52分 5月16日 (月)
Maximum in Sofia This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Sofia. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Sofia because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction West-southwest 241°
1.5°
6時04分 5月16日 (月)SettingMoonset 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-southwest 243°
-0.2°
6時29分 5月16日 (月)Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 247°
-4.8°
7時11分 5月16日 (月)Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 253°
-12.0°
7時53分 5月16日 (月)Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 260°
-19.3°
8時55分 5月16日 (月)Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 269°
-30.1°
9時50分 5月16日 (月)Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 278°
-40.0°

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 was not visible in Sofia, but it could be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Sofia

Eclipse Visibility From SofiaVisibility Worldwide
2025年3月14日 (金) Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
2025年9月7日 (日) Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
2026年8月12日 (水) Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
2026年8月28日 (金) Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
2027年2月20–21日 (日) Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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