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Total lunar eclipse on November 8 2022 (Hong Kong)

total lunar eclipse November 8, 2022 (Hong Kong)
Note: This image is here for illustrative purposes and does not represent the actual eclipse on this date.

The Moon information shown here applies to Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. (Local time Asia/Hong Kong)

Moonrise to moonset10h35m
Moonrise17:37
Moonset07:02
Distance to the center of the Sun148,220,044 km
Distance to the center of Earth388,124 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)99.3%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonTaurus ♉
Moon age (days past new moon)14


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According to international time UTC, a lunar eclipse will occur on November 8, 2022 which will be visible in some parts of the world. The following shows the cities in Hong Kong from which the eclipse could be visible (note that the following is a short list of some of the main cities, the eclipse may be visible from other cities not listed here). The date and local time of the event shown below.

CityEclipse visible?Phase
Victoria HarbourYes Total, Partial, Penumbral
Yuen LongYes Total, Partial, Penumbral

Information about this eclipse

Central total eclipse (Moon's center passes north of shadow axis)

total lunar eclipse This image shows the global map with two regions: the shaded region where you can not see the lunar eclipse, and the blank region, where it can be seen. The image details the type of eclipse, the magnitude of the penumbra and umbra, Saros series to which this eclipse belongs, among other data. The date and time displayed in this image are international date and time, therefore, they might not apply to your country. However, to know the date and exact time of total lunar eclipse in your country, you can see the table below. (Click on the image to enlarge it).


Eclipse schedule in Hong Kong

The following table shows the schedule and phases of the total lunar eclipse of November 8, 2022 in Hong Kong. For each city we have assigned a time zone which is very precise and it takes into account Daylight Saving Time (if applicable).

Moon alt.: Excellent  Good  Low  Too low  

CityDetails
Event datePen. Mag.Umb. Mag.Penumbral eclipse beginsMoon alt.Partial eclipse beginsUmbral eclipse beginsMax. eclipse beginsMoon alt.Umbral eclipse endsPartial eclipse endsPenumbral eclipse endsMoon alt.
Victoria Harbour (UTC 8)2022-11-08241.4%135.9%16:02-2017:0918:1718:591719:4220:4921:5657
Yuen Long (UTC 8)2022-11-08241.4%135.9%16:02-2017:0918:1718:591719:4220:4921:5657

You can read the table above as follows: On November 8, 2022 in Victoria Harbour, Asia/Hong_Kong (UTC 8), an total lunar eclipse will start at 16:02, the maximum eclipse will occur at 18:59 when the Moon reaches an altitud of 17°;this event will come to an end at 21:56 and will have a penumbral magnitud of 2.414 (this is the fraction of the Moon obscured by the entrance to The Earth's penumbra) and an umbral magnitud of 1.359 (fraction of the Moon obscured by the umbra of The Earth).

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