A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Monday, May 16, 2022,[1] with an umbral magnitude of 1.4155.

It was a central lunar eclipse, in which part of the Moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow.

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow.

Occurring about 1.3 days after perigee (on May 17, 2022, at 11:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.

[2] Because this event occurred near lunar perigee, it was referred to some in media coverage as a "super flower blood moon"[Note 1][3][4][5] and elsewhere as a "super blood moon",[6][7][8] a supermoon that coincides with a total lunar eclipse.

[9][10] The eclipse was a dark one with the northern limb of the Moon passing through the center of Earth's shadow.

Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the Earth's shadow will be in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.