There is a treat for everyone in the Americas, Europe and Africa and points close to these land masses are in for a photographic gem tonight: A global event called the total lunar eclipse. The Full Flower Moon event lasts the total time of 5 hours and 19 minutes, and the totality stage lasts 1 hour and 25 minutes. The start of this major event’s penumbral phase starts at 8:32 p.m. CDT, then the total phase starts at 10:29 p.m. CDT, and then finally the maximum phase of totality, or shadow is at 11:11 p.m. CDT. This is considered the “Prime Time” total lunar eclipse, and it is also a super moon and a blood moon. This is the second eclipse this year and the first lunar eclipse this year.

May 15^th Total Lunar Eclipse Information:

May 15–16, 2022 Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Super-Moon)
ECLIPSE DURATION = 5 hours and 19 minutes TOTALITY DURATION = 1 hour, 25 minutes (Chicago)
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type:	Total Lunar Eclipse, in Americas, Europe, Africa
Penumbral Phase Start	May 15 at 8:32 pm CDT
Partial Phase Start	May 15 at 9:27 pm CDT
Total Phase Start	May 15 at 10:29 pm CDT
Maximum Totality	May 15 at 11:11 pm CDT
Total Phase End	May 15 at 11:53 pm CDT
Partial Phase End	May 16 at 12:55 am CDT
Penumbral Phase End	May 16 at 1:50 am CDT

Times CDST Information courtesy of timeanddate.com

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Future Lunar Eclipse Information:

Lunar Eclipses: 2022 – 2031
Calendar Date (Map Link)	TD of Greatest Eclipse (Animation Link)	Eclipse Type	Saros Series (Link)	Umbral Magnitude	Eclipse Duration	Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility
05/16/2022	04:12:42	Total	131	1.414	03h27m 01h25m	Americas, Europe, Africa
11/08/2022	11:00:22	Total	136	1.359	03h40m 01h25m	Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas
05/05/2023	17:24:05	Penumbral	141	-0.046	—	Africa, Asia, Australia
10/28/2023	20:15:18	Partial	146	0.122	01h17m	e Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
03/25/2024	07:13:59	Penumbral	113	-0.132	—	Americas
09/18/2024	02:45:25	Partial	118	0.085	01h03m	Americas, Europe, Africa
03/14/2025	06:59:56	Total	123	1.178	03h38m 01h05m	Pacific, Americas, w Europe, w Africa
09/07/2025	18:12:58	Total	128	1.362	03h29m 01h22m	Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
03/03/2026	11:34:52	Total	133	1.151	03h27m 00h58m	e Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas
08/28/2026	04:14:04	Partial	138	0.930	03h18m	e Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa
02/20/2027	23:14:06	Penumbral	143	-0.057	—	Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia
07/18/2027	16:04:09	Penumbral	110	-1.068	—	e Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific
08/17/2027	07:14:59	Penumbral	148	-0.525	—	Pacific, Americas
01/12/2028	04:14:13	Partial	115	0.066	00h56m	Americas, Europe, Africa
07/06/2028	18:20:57	Partial	120	0.389	02h21m	Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
12/31/2028	16:53:15	Total	125	1.246	03h29m 01h11m	Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific
06/26/2029	03:23:22	Total	130	1.844	03h40m 01h42m	Americas, Europe, Africa, Mid East
12/20/2029	22:43:12	Total	135	1.117	03h33m 00h54m	Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia
06/15/2030	18:34:34	Partial	140	0.502	02h24m	Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
12/09/2030	22:28:51	Penumbral	145	-0.163	—	Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia
05/07/2031	03:52:02	Penumbral	112	-0.090	—	Americas, Europe, Africa
06/05/2031	11:45:17	Penumbral	150	-0.820	—	East Indies, Australia, Pacific
10/30/2031	07:46:45	Penumbral	117	-0.320	—	Americas

Times UTC Information courtesy of eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov

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A Photo of a Recent “Gibbous Phase” of the Moon (5/9/22):

A Blood Moon Total Eclipse on May 4–5, 1985:

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More information on future solar and lunar eclipses can be found at timeanddate.com.

Specific information on the 5/15-5/16/22 Total Lunar Eclipse from TimeandDate.com

And more information on future eclipses, please visit NASA at:

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An Eclipse Never Comes Alone!
A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.
See you: Solar Eclipse – October 25^th & Lunar Eclipse – November 8^th, 2022

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