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21 December 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Foochow, Fujian, China (Fuzhou)

21 Dec 2029, 06:42
Max View in Foochow, Fujian
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Foochow, Fujian
Begins: Fri, 21 Dec 2029, 03:42
Maximum: Fri, 21 Dec 2029, 06:42 1.117 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, 21 Dec 2029, 06:48
Duration: 3 hours, 5 minutes

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Location

21 December 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Foochow

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
03:42 Fri, 21 Dec
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction West 279°
37.7°
04:55 Fri, 21 Dec
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction West-northwest 285°
22.3°
06:15 Fri, 21 Dec
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest. 		Map direction West-northwest 292°
5.9°
06:42 Fri, 21 Dec
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see. 		Map direction West-northwest 295°
0.9°
06:48 Fri, 21 Dec Setting Moonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets. Map direction West-northwest 295°
-0.2°
07:08 Fri, 21 Dec Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West-northwest 298°
-4.8°
08:28 Fri, 21 Dec Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction Northwest 308°
-19.2°
09:41 Fri, 21 Dec Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction Northwest 321°
-30.4°

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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.

This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in Foochow. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.

Cloud Coverage (21 Dec)

In the past, this day was cloudy 70% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Foochow

Eclipse Visibility From Foochow Visibility Worldwide
3 Mar 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse
21 Feb 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
6–7 Jul 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
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21 Dec 2029 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse

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