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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Seattle, WA, USA

Dec 20, 2029 at 4:24 pm
Max View in Seattle, Washington
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Seattle, Washington
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 4:20 pm
Maximum: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 4:24 pm 0.066 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 5:41 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 21 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Seattle

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
11:42 am Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North 355°
-19.9°
12:55 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 12°
-19.1°
2:15 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 30°
-14.4°
2:42 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction Northeast 35°
-12.1°
3:08 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northeast 41°
-9.4°
4:20 pm Thu, Dec 20RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction Northeast 54°
-0.2°
4:24 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum in Seattle This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Seattle. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Seattle because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to Northeast for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction Northeast 55°
0.2°
4:28 pm Thu, Dec 20
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction Northeast 56°
0.7°
5:41 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-northeast 68°
10.8°

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 Seattle, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse. The Earth's shadow covers only a small portion of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Seattle

Eclipse Visibility From SeattleVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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