| Type: | total |
| Date: | 8 November 2022 |
| Gamma: | 0.2570 |
| Magnitude: | 1.3589 |
| Saros Ser: | 136 |
| Saros No: | 20 of 72 |
| Totality: | 84 minutes, 58 seconds |
| Partiality: | 180 minutes, 50 seconds |
| Penumbral: | 353 minutes, 51 seconds |
| 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 |
| Previous: | May 2022 |
| Next: | May 2023 |
A total lunar eclipse occurred on Tuesday, 8 November 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 17 August 1989, and until 26 June 2029.[1] [2] [3] Occurring only 5.8 days before apogee (on 14 November 2022), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller. The next total lunar eclipse will take place on 14 March 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]
This lunar eclipse was the fourth and last of an almost tetrad, the others being 26 May 2021 (T), 19 November 2021 (P) and 16 May 2022 (T).
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.
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.
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.
This eclipse is the third of five Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, 8–9 November: