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May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Madrid, Madrid, Spain

May 16, 2022 at 6:11 am
Max View in Madrid, Madrid
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Madrid, Madrid
Began: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 3:32 am
Maximum: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 6:11 am 1.413 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, May 16, 2022 at 7:01 am
Duration: 3 hours, 29 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Madrid

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
3:32 am Mon, May 16
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction South-southwest 203°
26.5°
4:27 am Mon, May 16
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction Southwest 216°
21.3°
5:29 am Mon, May 16
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Map direction Southwest 228°
13.5°
6:11 am Mon, May 16
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southwest.
Map direction Southwest 235°
7.3°
6:53 am Mon, May 16
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-southwest 242°
0.8°
7:01 am Mon, May 16 Setting Moonset Setting Map direction West-southwest 243°
-0.2°
7:55 am Mon, May 16 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West-southwest 251°
-10.0°
8:50 am Mon, May 16 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West 259°
-20.0°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Madrid

Eclipse Visibility From Madrid Visibility Worldwide
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Madrid, or the path map image for global details.

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