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December 21, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — 66°21'19.2"N, 158°37'07.2"E

Dec 21, 2029 at 9:42 am
Max View in 66°21'19.2"N, 158°37'07.2"E
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in 66°21'19.2"N, 158°37'07.2"E
Begins: Fri, Dec 21, 2029 at 6:42 am
Maximum: Fri, Dec 21, 2029 at 9:42 am 1.117 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Dec 21, 2029 at 11:26 am
Duration: 4 hours, 43 minutes

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December 21, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — 66°21'19.2"N, 158°37'07.2"E

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
6:42 am Fri, Dec 21
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction West-northwest 285°
17.8°
7:55 am Fri, Dec 21
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction West-northwest 300°
11.3°
9:15 am Fri, Dec 21
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northwest.
Map direction Northwest 317°
5.4°
9:42 am Fri, Dec 21
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northwest.
Map direction Northwest 323°
3.8°
10:08 am Fri, Dec 21
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North-northwest.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction North-northwest 329°
2.4°
11:26 am Fri, Dec 21 Setting Moonset Setting Map direction North-northwest 346°
-0.2°
11:28 am Fri, Dec 21 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction North-northwest 346°
-0.3°
12:41 pm Fri, Dec 21 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction North 2°
-0.8°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in 66°21'19.2"N, 158°37'07.2"E

Eclipse Visibility From 66°21'19.2"N, 158°37'07.2"E Visibility Worldwide
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