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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Penticton, British Columbia, Canada

Dec 20, 2029 at 4:11 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Penticton, British Columbia
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 4:00 pm
Maximum: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 4:11 pm 0.252 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 5:41 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 41 minutes

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Location

December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Penticton

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
11:42 am Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction North 358°
-18.1°
12:55 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction North-northeast 15°
-16.9°
2:15 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction North-northeast 32°
-11.9°
2:42 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction Northeast 38°
-9.5°
3:08 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction Northeast 43°
-6.8°
4:00 pm Thu, Dec 20 Rising Moonrise Rising Map direction Northeast 53°
-0.2°
4:11 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum in Penticton This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Penticton. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Penticton because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. 		Map direction Northeast 55°
0.9°
4:28 pm Thu, Dec 20
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast. 		Map direction East-northeast 58°
3.1°
5:41 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction East-northeast 70°
13.1°

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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 Penticton, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.

Cloud Coverage (Dec 20)

In the past, this day was cloudy 90% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Penticton

Eclipse Visibility From Penticton Visibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse

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