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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Ghawţ ash Shubrum, Al Buţnān, Libya

Dec 21, 2029 at 12:42 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Ghawţ ash Shubrum
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 9:42 pm
Maximum: Fri, Dec 21, 2029 at 12:42 am 1.117 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Dec 21, 2029 at 3:41 am
Duration: 5 hours, 58 minutes

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December 20–21, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Ghawţ ash Shubrum

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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
9:42 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction East 94°
55.6°
10:55 pm Thu, Dec 20
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction East-southeast 111°
70.4°
12:15 am Fri, Dec 21
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Map direction South 177°
81.3°
12:42 am Fri, Dec 21
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Map direction Southwest 213°
79.7°
1:08 am Fri, Dec 21
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Map direction Southwest 235°
75.7°
2:28 am Fri, Dec 21
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction West 260°
60.1°
3:41 am Fri, Dec 21
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction West 271°
45.1°

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 Ghawţ ash Shubrum

Eclipse Visibility From Ghawţ ash Shubrum Visibility Worldwide
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Jan 12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 6, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2028 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse

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