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26 June 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — George, South Africa

26 Jun 2029, 05:22
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in George
Begins: Tue, 26 Jun 2029, 02:34
Maximum: Tue, 26 Jun 2029, 05:22 1.843 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, 26 Jun 2029, 07:44
Duration: 5 hours, 10 minutes

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26 June 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — George

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
02:34 Tue, 26 Jun
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Map direction West-northwest 281°
59.7°
03:32 Tue, 26 Jun
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Map direction West 272°
48.1°
04:31 Tue, 26 Jun
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Map direction West 264°
36.2°
05:22 Tue, 26 Jun
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. Map direction West 258°
26.1°
06:13 Tue, 26 Jun
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. Map direction West-southwest 253°
16.2°
07:11 Tue, 26 Jun
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Map direction West-southwest 246°
5.2°
07:44 Tue, 26 Jun Setting Moonset Setting Map direction West-southwest 241°
-0.2°
08:09 Tue, 26 Jun Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction West-southwest 238°
-5.2°

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


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