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November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Nov 8, 2022 at 5:59 am
Max View in Montréal, Quebec
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Montréal, Quebec
Began: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 3:02 am
Maximum: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 5:59 am 1.359 Magnitude
Ended: Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 6:51 am
Duration: 3 hours, 49 minutes

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Location

November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Montréal

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
3:02 am Tue, Nov 8
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction West-southwest 253°
36.8°
4:09 am Tue, Nov 8
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction West 266°
25.6°
5:16 am Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Map direction West 278°
14.4°
5:59 am Tue, Nov 8
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest. 		Map direction West-northwest 285°
7.4°
6:41 am Tue, Nov 8
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see. 		Map direction West-northwest 292°
1.0°
6:51 am Tue, Nov 8 Setting Moonset Setting Map direction West-northwest 294°
-0.2°
7:49 am Tue, Nov 8 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction Northwest 305°
-9.2°
8:56 am Tue, Nov 8 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction Northwest 318°
-17.5°

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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 Montréal. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.

Cloud Coverage (Nov 8)

In the past, this day was cloudy 72% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Montréal

Eclipse Visibility From Montréal Visibility Worldwide
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Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

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