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December 21, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Yonglong Sha, Shanghai Municipality, China

Dec 21, 2029 at 6:42 am
Max View in Yonglong Sha, Shanghai Municipality
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Yonglong Sha, Shanghai Municipality
Begins: Fri, Dec 21, 2029 at 3:42 am
Maximum: Fri, Dec 21, 2029 at 6:42 am 1.117 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Dec 21, 2029 at 6:53 am
Duration: 3 hours, 10 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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December 21, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Yonglong Sha

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:42 am Fri, Dec 21
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West 276°
36.6°
4:55 am Fri, Dec 21
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-northwest 284°
21.9°
6:15 am Fri, Dec 21
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.		Map direction West-northwest 292°
6.4°
6:42 am Fri, Dec 21
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.		Map direction West-northwest 296°
1.6°
6:53 am Fri, Dec 21SettingMoonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.Map direction West-northwest 297°
-0.2°
7:08 am Fri, Dec 21Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 299°
-3.4°
8:28 am Fri, Dec 21Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 311°
-17.1°
9:41 am Fri, Dec 21Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northwest 324°
-27.0°

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

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 21)

In the past, this day was cloudy 73% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Yonglong Sha

Eclipse Visibility From Yonglong ShaVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2028–Jan 1, 2029 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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