The year 2022 is punctuated by 4 eclipses. Here is where it will be necessary to be on the planet to hope to see these 2 solar eclipses and these 2 lunar eclipses.
Each year there cannot be less than 4 eclipses – and at most there can be 7 eclipses. In this case, it must be 2 lunar eclipses and 2 sun eclipses. This was the case in 2021, it will be the same in 2022. Each time, you have to be in the right place to enjoy it: when an eclipse takes place, whether lunar or solar, you have to anticipate it for it. ‘observe.
Here are the places in which it will be necessary to make the trip to attend the eclipses of the year 2022.
Solar eclipses
A solar eclipse occurs during an alignment between the Sun, Moon, and Earth, in that order. Our natural satellite obscures the Sun as seen from Earth. The eclipse can be total, annular or partial. Warning: the observation of this type of eclipse requires essential precautions to be taken.
The solar eclipse of April 30, 2022
The first solar eclipse of 2022 is scheduled for Saturday April 30. This is a partial eclipse.
The centrality band of this eclipse passes through the South Pole. We also say that the eclipse is polar. It is visible from:
- Antarctica,
- The pacific,
- South America.
France is not in the visibility zone.
The solar eclipse of October 25, 2022
The second solar eclipse of 2022 occurs on Tuesday, October 25. Again, this is a partial eclipse.
To see this eclipse, you have to be in these parts of the world:
- South of Greenland,
- In Iceland,
- In northern Europe, including France,
- In Siberia,
- In Asia.
Lunar eclipses
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes in the shadow or penumbra of the Earth. We therefore need an alignment between the Sun, the Earth and the Moon, in that order. There are penumbra eclipses, partial eclipses, and total lunar eclipses.
The lunar eclipse of May 16, 2022
The first lunar eclipse of 2022 is announced for Monday, May 16. It is a total eclipse.
The eclipse is fully visible from:
- Eastern North America,
- South America.
The totality phase is visible in the evening from parts of Canada and the western United States. Parts of Greenland (to the south), Europe and Africa see the totality phase in the morning. France can see the eclipse, but not the end of the totality phase because the moon is lying down.
The lunar eclipse of November 8, 2022
The second lunar eclipse of 2022 is for Tuesday, November 8. It is a total eclipse.
The eclipse is visible from:
- Asia,
- Oceania,
- America.
France is not in the zone of visibility of this eclipse.
