Where is the total lunar eclipse of December 20, 2029 visible?
From start to end over Africa, Europe, South Asia, Siberia and East Asia; in part over South America, North America and Southeast Asia.
Eclipses›Lunar eclipses›December 20, 2029
Total lunar eclipse of December 20, 2029
The whole Moon passes through the Earth’s dark shadow and turns a deep copper red. Everyone who has the Moon in the sky sees the same thing at the same moment.
Where it is seen
From start to end over Africa, Europe, South Asia, Siberia and East Asia; in part over South America, North America and Southeast Asia.
Drawing the eclipse…
Moon overhead
Drawing the eclipse…
Times are in your own time zone. Drag the globe to turn it; the slider moves the eclipse.
Times and facts
- Date
- Thursday, December 20, 2029
- Penumbral eclipse begins
- 19:42
- Partial eclipse begins
- 20:54
- Total eclipse begins
- 22:14
- Deepest
- 22:41
- Total eclipse ends
- 23:09
- Partial eclipse ends
- 00:28 (Fri, Dec 21)
- Penumbral eclipse ends
- 01:41 (Fri, Dec 21)
- Totality lasts
- 55 min
- Magnitude
- 1.12 of the Moon’s width in the dark shadow
- Moon overhead
- Africa 23.2° N, 19.0° E
Times are UTC. A lunar eclipse happens at the same instant everywhere; a solar eclipse reaches each place at its own time, given below.
What cities see
590 of the cities this site covers see something of this eclipse; these are the 40 largest. Times are local to each city.
| City | Sees | From | Deepest | Until | Local date | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istanbul · Türkiye | All of it | 23:54 | 01:41 | 03:28 | Fri, Dec 21 | 70° up |
| Mumbai · India | All of it | 2:24 AM | 4:11 AM | 5:58 AM | Fri, Dec 21 | 39° up |
| Karachi · Pakistan | All of it | 1:54 AM | 3:41 AM | 5:28 AM | Fri, Dec 21 | 46° up |
| Delhi · India | All of it | 2:24 AM | 4:11 AM | 5:58 AM | Fri, Dec 21 | 37° up |
| Moscow · Russia | All of it | 23:54 | 01:41 | 03:28 | Fri, Dec 21 | 54° up |
| Dhaka · Bangladesh | All of it | 2:54 AM | 4:41 AM | 6:28 AM | Fri, Dec 21 | 24° up |
| Lagos · Nigeria | All of it | 21:54 | 23:41 | 01:28 | Thu, Dec 20 | 67° up |
| Kinshasa · Congo - Kinshasa | All of it | 21:54 | 23:41 | 01:28 | Thu, Dec 20 | 62° up |
| Cairo · Egypt | All of it | 10:54 PM | 12:41 AM | 2:28 AM | Fri, Dec 21 | 77° up |
| London · United Kingdom | All of it | 20:54 | 22:41 | 00:28 | Thu, Dec 20 | 58° up |
| Baghdad · Iraq | All of it | 11:54 PM | 1:41 AM | 3:28 AM | Fri, Dec 21 | 65° up |
| Tehran · Iran | All of it | 00:24 | 02:11 | 03:58 | Fri, Dec 21 | 59° up |
| Lahore · Pakistan | All of it | 1:54 AM | 3:41 AM | 5:28 AM | Fri, Dec 21 | 40° up |
| Shanghai · China | Part, with totality | 04:54 | 06:41 | 06:51 moonset | Fri, Dec 21 | On the horizon |
| Buenos Aires · Argentina | Part, with totality | 8:00 PM moonrise | 8:00 PM | 9:28 PM | Thu, Dec 20 | On the horizon |
| Mexico City · Mexico | Part, no totality | 6:02 PM moonrise | 6:02 PM | 6:28 PM | Thu, Dec 20 | On the horizon |
| Beijing · China | Part, with totality | 04:54 | 06:41 | 07:36 moonset | Fri, Dec 21 | 8° up |
| Tianjin · China | Part, with totality | 04:54 | 06:41 | 07:31 moonset | Fri, Dec 21 | 8° up |
| Guangzhou · China | Part, with totality | 04:54 | 06:41 | 07:07 moonset | Fri, Dec 21 | 4° up |
| Shenzhen · China | Part, with totality | 04:54 | 06:41 | 07:02 moonset | Fri, Dec 21 | 4° up |
| Seoul · South Korea | Part, with totality | 5:54 AM | 7:41 AM | 7:46 AM moonset | Fri, Dec 21 | On the horizon |
| São Paulo · Brazil | Part, with totality | 18:45 moonrise | 19:41 | 21:28 | Thu, Dec 20 | 10° up |
| Wuhan · China | Part, with totality | 04:54 | 06:41 | 07:19 moonset | Fri, Dec 21 | 6° up |
| Jakarta · Indonesia | Part, with totality | 03:54 | 05:39 | 05:39 moonset | Fri, Dec 21 | On the horizon |
| Tokyo · Japan | Part, no totality | 05:54 | 06:48 | 06:48 moonset | Fri, Dec 21 | On the horizon |
| New York · NY | Part, with totality | 4:25 PM moonrise | 5:41 PM | 7:28 PM | Thu, Dec 20 | 12° up |
| Dongguan · China | Part, with totality | 04:54 | 06:41 | 07:04 moonset | Fri, Dec 21 | 4° up |
| Taipei · Taiwan | Part, with totality | 4:54 AM | 6:37 AM | 6:37 AM moonset | Fri, Dec 21 | On the horizon |
| Lima · Peru | Part, no totality | 6:28 PM moonrise | 6:28 PM | 7:28 PM | Thu, Dec 20 | On the horizon |
| Bogotá · Colombia | Part, with totality | 5:46 PM moonrise | 5:46 PM | 7:28 PM | Thu, Dec 20 | On the horizon |
| Chongqing · China | Part, with totality | 04:54 | 06:41 | 07:49 moonset | Fri, Dec 21 | 12° up |
| Chengdu · China | Part, with totality | 04:54 | 06:41 | 08:02 moonset | Fri, Dec 21 | 15° up |
| Nanjing · China | Part, with totality | 04:54 | 06:41 | 07:04 moonset | Fri, Dec 21 | 4° up |
| Nanchong · China | Part, with totality | 04:54 | 06:41 | 07:54 moonset | Fri, Dec 21 | 13° up |
| Hong Kong · Hong Kong SAR China | Part, with totality | 4:54 AM | 6:41 AM | 7:01 AM moonset | Fri, Dec 21 | 3° up |
| Xi’an · China | Part, with totality | 04:54 | 06:41 | 07:51 moonset | Fri, Dec 21 | 12° up |
| Shenyang · China | Part, with totality | 04:54 | 06:41 | 07:14 moonset | Fri, Dec 21 | 4° up |
| Hangzhou · China | Part, with totality | 04:54 | 06:41 | 06:54 moonset | Fri, Dec 21 | 2° up |
| Rio de Janeiro · Brazil | Part, with totality | 18:30 moonrise | 19:41 | 21:28 | Thu, Dec 20 | 13° up |
| Harbin · China | Part, with totality | 04:54 | 06:41 | 07:15 moonset | Fri, Dec 21 | 4° up |
With the app
Years away, and easy to forget. The app reminds you the day before.
This page tells you when to look. The app tells you again when it matters, and shows you where in your own sky.
- An alert the day before an eclipse you can see, and another an hour before its deepest moment.
- Set the sky to the minute of the eclipse and see where the Sun or the Moon will stand, from where you are.
- An arrow in the camera view that leads you to the Moon, a planet or any star.
- Meteor showers, oppositions and supermoons in the same calendar.
Quick answers
What time is the lunar eclipse on December 20, 2029?
The Earth’s dark shadow starts to cross the Moon at 20:54 UTC; the Moon is wholly inside it from 22:14 UTC to 23:09 UTC, and clear of it at 00:28 UTC. It happens at the same instant for everyone: only the clock on the wall differs.
How long is the Moon totally eclipsed?
For 55 min. With the partial phases before and after, the Earth’s dark shadow is on the Moon for 3 h 34 min.
Do I need anything to watch it?
No. A lunar eclipse is safe to watch with the naked eye, from anywhere the Moon is above the horizon. Binoculars show the colour better.