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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Santa María Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico

Dec 20, 2029 at 6:11 pm
Max View in Santa María Huatulco, Oaxaca
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Santa María Huatulco, Oaxaca
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 5:58 pm
Maximum: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 6:11 pm 0.252 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 7:41 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 43 minutes

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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Santa María Huatulco

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
1:42 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction North-northeast 28°
-46.3°
2:55 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction Northeast 45°
-36.2°
4:15 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 56°
-21.8°
4:42 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 59°
-16.6°
5:08 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 62°
-11.2°
5:58 pm Thu, Dec 20 Rising Moonrise Rising Map direction East-northeast 66°
-0.2°
6:11 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum in Santa María Huatulco This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Santa María Huatulco. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Santa María Huatulco because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast. 		Map direction East-northeast 66°
2.1°
6:28 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 67°
5.8°
7:41 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction East-northeast 71°
21.5°

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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 Santa María Huatulco, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.

Cloud Coverage (Dec 20)

In the past, this day was cloudy 20% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Santa María Huatulco

Eclipse Visibility From Santa María Huatulco Visibility Worldwide
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Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
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Jan 11–12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse

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