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Total Lunar Eclipse - The Flower/Blood Moon
From Sunday, May 15, 2022
To Monday, May 16, 2022
To Monday, May 16, 2022
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May 15th -16th: Total Lunar Eclipse - The Flower/Blood Moon
During a lunar eclipse, our moon passes through the Earth’s shadow, turning the moon a rusty brown, red, or copper color. The full moon in May is known as the flower moon, named after the flowers blooming in May. Eclipsed moons are often called Blood Moons due to the color at full eclipse. I’m crossing my fingers we have a clear sky this night, as this will be the last total lunar eclipse viewable in our area until March 2025. We will have a partial lunar eclipse November 2022.
Timeline for the Dallas Area: Times shown in local time (CDT)
| Duration | 5 hours, 18 minutes, 44 seconds |
| Duration of totality | 1 hour, 24 minutes, 52 seconds |
| Penumbral begins | May 15 at 8:32:05 pm |
| Partial begins | May 15 at 9:27:52 pm |
| Full begins | May 15 at 10:29:03 pm |
| Maximum | May 15 at 11:11:28 pm |
| Full ends | May 15 at 11:53:55 pm |
| Partial ends | May 16 at 12:55:07 am |
| Penumbral ends | May 16 at 1:50:49 am |
Tips to photograph a lunar eclipse. https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar-eclipse-photography.html