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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Anchorage, AK, USA

Dec 20, 2029 at 3:48 pm
Max View in Anchorage, Alaska
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Anchorage, Alaska
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 3:40 pm
Maximum: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 3:48 pm -0.286 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 4:41 pm
Duration: 1 hour

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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Anchorage

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
10:42 am Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction North-northwest 330°
-1.7°
11:55 am Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction North-northwest 346°
-5.7°
1:15 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction North 4°
-6.5°
1:42 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction North 10°
-6.2°
2:08 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction North-northeast 16°
-5.5°
3:28 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction North-northeast 33°
-0.8°
3:40 pm Thu, Dec 20 Rising Moonrise Rising Map direction Northeast 36°
-0.2°
3:48 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum in Anchorage This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Anchorage. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Anchorage 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 Northeast for the best view of the eclipse. 		Map direction Northeast 37°
0.2°
4:41 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northeast. 		Map direction Northeast 48°
4.0°

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 Anchorage, 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 78% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Anchorage

Eclipse Visibility From Anchorage Visibility Worldwide
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Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar Eclipse Total Solar Eclipse
Aug 27, 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

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

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