| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
|---|---|
| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse in Los Angeles, California |
| Began: | Sun, 15 May 2022, 19:40 |
| Maximum: | Sun, 15 May 2022, 21:11 1.413 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Sun, 15 May 2022, 23:50 |
| Duration: | 4 hours, 11 minutes | All times shown on this page are local time. |
15 May 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Los Angeles
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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Los Angeles. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (PDT) for Los Angeles.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:32 Sun, 15 May | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon |  104° | -13.5° |
| 19:27 Sun, 15 May | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon | 111° | -2.3° |
| 19:40 Sun, 15 May | Rising | Moonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends. | 113° | -0.2° |
| 20:29 Sun, 15 May | Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast. | 120° | 7.9° | |
| 21:11 Sun, 15 May | Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. | 127° | 14.8° | |
| 21:53 Sun, 15 May | Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. | 134° | 21.0° | |
| 22:55 Sun, 15 May | Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. | 147° | 28.5° | |
| 23:50 Sun, 15 May | Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. | 161° | 33.1° |
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 Los Angeles. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
Cloud Coverage (15 May)
In the past, this day was cloudy 27% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Los Angeles
| Eclipse Visibility From Los Angeles | Visibility Worldwide | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 13–14 Mar 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 3 Mar 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse | Total Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 27–28 Aug 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 16–17 Aug 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |  | |
| 11 Jan 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |  | Note: Click on the date link for details in Los Angeles, or the path map image for global details. |
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