November 2022 lunar eclipse

November 2022 lunar eclipse
Total eclipse
	From Aichi Prefecture, Japan at 11:04 UTC
Date	8 November 2022
Gamma	0.2570
Magnitude	1.3589
Saros cycle	136 (20 of 72)
Totality	84 minutes, 58 seconds
Partiality	180 minutes, 50 seconds
Penumbral	353 minutes, 51 seconds
P1
Contacts (UTC)
P1	08:02:17
U1	09:09:12
U2	10:16:39
Greatest	10:59:08
U3	11:41:37
U4	12:49:03
P4	13:56:08
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A total lunar eclipse occurred on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. The southern limb of the Moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow. It surpassed the previous eclipse as the longest total lunar eclipse visible from nearly all of North America since August 17, 1989, and until June 26, 2029.^[1]^[2]^[3] Occurring only 5.8 days before apogee (on November 14, 2022), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller. The next total lunar eclipse will take place on March 14, 2025.^[4] A lunar occultation of Uranus happened during the eclipse.^[5] It was the first total lunar eclipse on Election Day in US history.^[6]^[7] This event was referred in media coverage as a "beaver blood moon".^[8]^[9]

Visibility

The eclipse was completely visible over the Pacific and most of North America. It was seen on the rising moon in Australia, Asia and in the far north-east of Europe, and on the setting moon in South America and eastern North America.


Visibility map

Related eclipses

Eclipses of 2022

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2020–2023
Descending node				Ascending node
Saros	Date	Type Viewing	Gamma	Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart	Gamma
111	2020 Jun 05	Penumbral	1.24063	116	2020 Nov 30	Penumbral	-1.13094
121	2021 May 26	Total	0.47741	126	2021 Nov 19	Partial	-0.45525
131	2022 May 16	Total	-0.25324	136	2022 Nov 08	Total	0.25703
141	2023 May 05	Penumbral	-1.03495	146	2023 Oct 28	Partial	0.94716

Last set	2020 Jul 05			Last set	2020 Jan 10

Next set	2024 Mar 25			Next set	2024 Sep 18

Saros series

This eclipse was a part of Saros cycle 136, and the first of the series that passes through the center of the Earth's shadow. The last occurrence was on 28 October 2004. The next occurrence will happen on 18 November 2040.

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).^[10] This lunar eclipse was related to two hybrid solar eclipses of Solar Saros 143.

3 November 2013	14 November 2031

Metonic series

This eclipse is the third of five Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, 8–9 November:

The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the Earth's shadow will be in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.

1984 May 15.19 - penumbral (111) 2003 May 16.15 - total (121) 2022 May 16.17 - total (131) 2041 May 16.03 - penumbral (141)	1984 Nov 08.75 - penumbral (116) 2003 Nov 09.05 - total (126) 2022 Nov 08.46 - total (136) 2041 Nov 08.19 - partial (146) 2060 Nov 08.17 - penumbral (156)