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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Athens, Greece

Dec 21, 2029 at 12:42 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Athens
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 — Athens

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

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-southeast 103°
53.6°
10:55 pm Thu, Dec 20
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction East-southeast 123°
66.4°
12:15 am Fri, Dec 21
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Map direction South 173°
74.8°
12:42 am Fri, Dec 21
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Map direction South-southwest 196°
74.3°
1:08 am Fri, Dec 21
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Map direction Southwest 216°
72.0°
2:28 am Fri, Dec 21
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction West-southwest 248°
59.5°
3:41 am Fri, Dec 21
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction West 264°
45.9°

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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 Athens. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.

Cloud Coverage (Dec 20–21)

In the past, this day was cloudy 72% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Athens

Eclipse Visibility From Athens Visibility Worldwide
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
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

Note: Click on the date link for details in Athens, or the path map image for global details.

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