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20 December 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Point Hope, AK, USA

20 Dec 2029, 13:42
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Point Hope, Alaska
Begins: Thu, 20 Dec 2029, 10:42
Maximum: Thu, 20 Dec 2029, 13:42 1.117 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, 20 Dec 2029, 16:41
Duration: 5 hours, 58 minutes

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Location

20 December 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Point Hope

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
10:42 Thu, 20 Dec
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northwest. 		Map direction Northwest 315°
7.5°
11:55 Thu, 20 Dec
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North-northwest. 		Map direction North-northwest 331°
3.7°
13:15 Thu, 20 Dec
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
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. 		Map direction North 348°
1.3°
13:42 Thu, 20 Dec
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. 		Map direction North 354°
1.0°
14:08 Thu, 20 Dec
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
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. 		Map direction North 0°
0.9°
15:28 Thu, 20 Dec
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to North-northeast. 		Map direction North-northeast 18°
1.9°
16:41 Thu, 20 Dec
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northeast. 		Map direction Northeast 34°
4.6°

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

Cloud Coverage (20 Dec)

In the past, this day was cloudy 61% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Point Hope

Eclipse Visibility From Point Hope Visibility Worldwide
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27 Aug 2026 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
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11 Jan 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse

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

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