Total Lunar Eclipse
20 December 2029
Greatest eclipse at 22:41 UT · Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia
Where it’s visible
Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia.
Timings (Universal Time)
| Penumbral eclipse begins | 19:42 UT · 20 December 2029 |
| Partial eclipse begins | 20:55 UT · 20 December 2029 |
| Totality begins | 22:15 UT · 20 December 2029 |
| Greatest eclipse | 22:41 UT |
| Totality ends | 23:08 UT · 20 December 2029 |
| Partial eclipse ends | 00:28 UT · 21 December 2029 |
| Penumbral eclipse ends | 01:40 UT · 21 December 2029 |
Totality lasts 54 min.
Umbral magnitude 1.12 · penumbral magnitude 2.20. Source: NASA GSFC eclipse tables.
What you’ll see
During a total lunar eclipse the Moon passes completely inside Earth’s umbra — the dark core of its shadow. Sunlight bending through Earth’s atmosphere still reaches the Moon, stripped of its blue wavelengths, which is why a totally eclipsed Moon glows deep orange-red: the light of every sunrise and sunset on Earth, cast onto the Moon at once. Unlike a solar eclipse it is perfectly safe to watch with the naked eye, and visible from the entire night side of Earth.
The Moon Explorer app computes this eclipse’s circumstances for your exact location — local times, moonrise and moonset around the event — entirely offline, and can remind you the day before and on the day.
Track this eclipse in Moon ExplorerDates and times are in Universal Time (UT). The free Moon Explorer app for Android converts everything to your local time and your exact location — fully offline, with no ads or accounts.