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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — San Rafael, CA, USA

Dec 20, 2029 at 5:05 pm
Max View in San Rafael, California
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in San Rafael, California
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 4:55 pm
Maximum: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 5:05 pm -0.547 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 5:41 pm
Duration: 45 minutes

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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — San Rafael

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

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
11:42 am Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction North 355°
-29.5°
12:55 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction North-northeast 13°
-28.5°
2:15 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction North-northeast 31°
-22.7°
2:42 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction Northeast 37°
-19.9°
3:08 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction Northeast 42°
-16.6°
4:28 pm Thu, Dec 20 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction East-northeast 56°
-5.2°
4:55 pm Thu, Dec 20 Rising Moonrise Rising Map direction East-northeast 60°
-0.2°
5:05 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum in San Rafael This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in San Rafael. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in San Rafael because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point. 		Map direction East-northeast 61°
1.2°
5:41 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast. 		Map direction East-northeast 66°
7.0°

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 San Rafael, 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 60% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in San Rafael

Eclipse Visibility From San Rafael Visibility Worldwide
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Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
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Dec 31, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse

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