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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Parque Urbano Dr. Fernando de Melo, Distrito do Porto, Portugal

Dec 20, 2029 at 10:42 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Parque Urbano Dr. Fernando de Melo
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 7:42 pm
Maximum: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 10:42 pm 1.117 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Dec 21, 2029 at 1:41 am
Duration: 5 hours, 58 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 20–21, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Parque Urbano Dr. Fernando de Melo

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
7:42 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East 83°
28.4°
8:55 pm Thu, Dec 20
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East 95°
41.6°
10:15 pm Thu, Dec 20
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East-southeast 111°
55.8°
10:42 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-southeast 119°
60.3°
11:08 pm Thu, Dec 20
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southeast 129°
64.3°
12:28 am Fri, Dec 21
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction South 174°
71.4°
1:41 am Fri, Dec 21
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southwest 220°
67.1°

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The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

Cloud Coverage (Dec 20–21)

In the past, this day was cloudy 54% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Parque Urbano Dr. Fernando de Melo

Eclipse Visibility From Parque Urbano Dr. Fernando de MeloVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Parque Urbano Dr. Fernando de Melo, or the path map image for global details.

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