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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Dec 20, 2029 at 5:43 pm
Near max in San José del Cabo
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 5:39 pm
Maximum: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 5:41 pm -0.195 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 6:41 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 2 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.
Location

December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — San José del Cabo

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in San José del Cabo. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (MST) for San José del Cabo.

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
12:42 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction North 10°
-43.7°
1:55 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction North-northeast 30°
-38.2°
3:15 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction Northeast 46°
-27.3°
3:42 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction Northeast 50°
-22.9°
4:08 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction Northeast 54°
-18.2°
5:28 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 63°
-2.1°
5:39 pm Thu, Dec 20 Rising Moonrise Rising Map direction East-northeast 64°
-0.2°
5:41 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum in San José del Cabo This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in San José del Cabo. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in San José del Cabo 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 65°
0.2°
6:41 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction East-northeast 70°
11.9°

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 San José del Cabo, but it can be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.

Cloud Coverage (Dec 20)

In the past, this day was cloudy 32% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses
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  10. Magnitude of Eclipses
  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in San José del Cabo

Eclipse Visibility From San José del Cabo Visibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar 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
Jan 26, 2028 Partial Solar Eclipse Annular Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in San José del Cabo, or the path map image for global details.

Next annular eclipse visible in San José del Cabo

Other eclipses visible in San José del Cabo

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