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Total lunar eclipse of 20 December 2029

  • Total eclipse
  • Maximum at 22:42 UTC
  • Partial phase: 03 h 33 min
  • Totality: 00 h 54 min
  • Visible from: The Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia

In cities (local time)

A lunar eclipse can be seen from everywhere the Moon is up: from the whole half of the Earth where it is night.

CityVisibilityMaximumPartial phase
Luxor Egypt visible, maximum at 00:42 00:42 22:55 – 02:28
Cairo Egypt visible, maximum at 00:42 00:42 22:55 – 02:28
Tunis Tunisia visible, maximum at 23:42 23:42 21:55 – 01:28
Jeddah Saudi Arabia visible, maximum at 01:42 01:42 23:55 – 03:28
Rome Italy visible, maximum at 23:42 23:42 21:55 – 01:28
Istanbul Turkey visible, maximum at 01:42 01:42 23:55 – 03:28
Málaga Spain visible, maximum at 23:42 23:42 21:55 – 01:28
Tangier Morocco visible, maximum at 22:42 22:42 20:55 – 00:28
Casablanca Morocco visible, maximum at 22:42 22:42 20:55 – 00:28
Seville Spain visible, maximum at 23:42 23:42 21:55 – 01:28
Madrid Spain visible, maximum at 23:42 23:42 21:55 – 01:28
Lisbon Portugal visible, maximum at 22:42 22:42 20:55 – 00:28
Paris France visible, maximum at 23:42 23:42 21:55 – 01:28
Berlin Germany visible, maximum at 23:42 23:42 21:55 – 01:28
London United Kingdom visible, maximum at 22:42 22:42 20:55 – 00:28
Dubai United Arab Emirates visible, maximum at 02:42 02:42 00:55 – 04:28
Dublin Ireland visible, maximum at 22:42 22:42 20:55 – 00:28
Edinburgh United Kingdom visible, maximum at 22:42 22:42 20:55 – 00:28
Reykjavik Iceland visible, maximum at 22:42 22:42 20:55 – 00:28
Johannesburg South Africa visible, maximum at 00:42 00:42 22:55 – 02:28
New Delhi India visible, maximum at 04:12 04:12 02:25 – 05:58
New York United States partly (Moon low on the horizon), maximum at 17:42 17:42 15:55 – 19:28
São Paulo Brazil partly (Moon low on the horizon), maximum at 19:42 19:42 17:55 – 21:28
Toronto Canada partly (Moon low on the horizon), maximum at 17:42 17:42 15:55 – 19:28
Beijing China partly (Moon low on the horizon), maximum at 06:42 06:42 04:55 – 08:28
Singapore Singapore partly (Moon low on the horizon), maximum at 06:42 06:42 04:55 – 08:28
Chicago United States partly (Moon low on the horizon), maximum at 16:42 16:42 14:55 – 18:28
Buenos Aires Argentina partly (Moon low on the horizon), maximum at 19:42 19:42 17:55 – 21:28
Dallas United States partly (Moon low on the horizon), maximum at 16:42 16:42 14:55 – 18:28
Tokyo Japan partly (Moon low on the horizon), maximum at 07:42 07:42 05:55 – 09:28
Santiago Chile partly (Moon low on the horizon), maximum at 19:42 19:42 17:55 – 21:28
Mexico City Mexico partly (Moon low on the horizon), maximum at 16:42 16:42 14:55 – 18:28
Los Angeles United States not visible (Moon below the horizon) 14:42 12:55 – 16:28
Sydney Australia not visible (Moon below the horizon) 09:42 07:55 – 11:28
Auckland New Zealand not visible (Moon below the horizon) 11:42 09:55 – 13:28

Watching the eclipse

A lunar eclipse can be watched with the naked eye, completely safely, and even better with binoculars. During totality the Moon turns a coppery red: it is lit by sunlight bent towards it by the Earth’s atmosphere.

Source: NASA, Fred Espenak (eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov). Visibility estimated for each city from the height of the Moon.

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