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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Rawson, Chubut, Argentina

Dec 20, 2029 at 8:59 pm
Near max in Rawson
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Rawson, Chubut
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 8:55 pm
Maximum: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 8:59 pm 0.415 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 10:41 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.
Location

December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Rawson

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Rawson. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (ART) for Rawson.

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
4:42 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East 97°
-43.1°
5:55 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East 85°
-30.5°
7:15 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 73°
-16.8°
7:42 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 69°
-12.4°
8:08 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 64°
-8.1°
8:55 pm Thu, Dec 20 Rising Moonrise Rising Map direction East-northeast 57°
-0.2°
8:59 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum in Rawson This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Rawson. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Rawson because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to East-northeast for the best view of the eclipse. 		Map direction East-northeast 56°
0.2°
9:28 pm Thu, Dec 20
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northeast. 		Map direction Northeast 51°
4.1°
10:41 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction Northeast 38°
13.0°

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

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

The total phase of this lunar eclipse is not visible in Rawson, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.

Cloud Coverage (Dec 20)

In the past, this day was cloudy 35% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Rawson

Eclipse Visibility From Rawson Visibility Worldwide
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Jan 11–12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse

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