| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse in Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Begins: | Tue, Jun 26, 2029 at 1:34 am |
| Maximum: | Tue, Jun 26, 2029 at 4:22 am 1.843 Magnitude |
| Ends: | Tue, Jun 26, 2029 at 4:36 am |
| Duration: | 3 hours, 2 minutes |
All times shown on this page are local time. |
June 26, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Edinburgh
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Edinburgh. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (BST) for Edinburgh.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
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| 1:34 am Tue, Jun 26 |
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Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. |
 185° |
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| 2:32 am Tue, Jun 26 |
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Partial Eclipse begins
Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to South-southwest. |
198° |
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| 3:31 am Tue, Jun 26 |
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Total Eclipse begins
Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to South-southwest. |
211° |
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| 4:22 am Tue, Jun 26 |
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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. |
221° |
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| 4:36 am Tue, Jun 26 | 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. |
224° |
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| 5:13 am Tue, Jun 26 | Not directly visible | Total Eclipse ends Below horizon |
231° |
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| 6:11 am Tue, Jun 26 | Not directly visible | Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon |
243° |
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| 7:09 am Tue, Jun 26 | Not directly visible | Penumbral Eclipse ends Below horizon |
254° |
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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.
This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in Edinburgh. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
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Cloud Coverage (Jun 26)
In the past, this day was cloudy 84% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Edinburgh
| Eclipse Visibility From Edinburgh | Visibility Worldwide | ||
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Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |
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Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |
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Jan 12, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Note: Click on the date link for details in Edinburgh, or the path map image for global details. |
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