| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse in Beijing, Beijing Municipality |
| Began: | Tue, 8 Nov 2022, 16:57 |
| Maximum: | Tue, 8 Nov 2022, 18:59 1.359 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Tue, 8 Nov 2022, 21:56 |
| Duration: | 4 hours, 59 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
8 November 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Beijing
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Beijing. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (CST) for Beijing.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:02 Tue, 8 Nov | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  59° | -10.1° |
| 16:57 Tue, 8 Nov | Rising | Moonrise Rising | 68° | -0.2° |
| 17:09 Tue, 8 Nov | Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast. | 70° | 1.6° | |
| 18:16 Tue, 8 Nov | Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. | 80° | 13.6° | |
| 18:59 Tue, 8 Nov | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. | 86° | 21.5° | |
| 19:41 Tue, 8 Nov | Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. | 92° | 29.5° | |
| 20:49 Tue, 8 Nov | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 104° | 42.2° | |
| 21:56 Tue, 8 Nov | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 120° | 54.0° |
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 Beijing. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
Cloud Coverage (8 Nov)
In the past, this day was cloudy 58% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Beijing
| Eclipse Visibility From Beijing | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7–8 Sep 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 3 Mar 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 21 Feb 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 6–7 Jul 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 31 Dec 2028–1 Jan 2029 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Beijing, or the path map image for global details. |
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