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June 26, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Gansbaai, Western Cape, South Africa

Jun 26, 2029 at 5:22 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Gansbaai
Begins: Tue, Jun 26, 2029 at 2:34 am
Maximum: Tue, Jun 26, 2029 at 5:22 am 1.843 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Jun 26, 2029 at 7:59 am
Duration: 5 hours, 25 minutes

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June 26, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Gansbaai

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:34 am Tue, Jun 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-northwest 285°
62.1°
3:32 am Tue, Jun 26
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 274°
50.7°
4:31 am Tue, Jun 26
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West 266°
38.9°
5:22 am Tue, Jun 26
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West 260°
28.7°
6:13 am Tue, Jun 26
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 254°
18.8°
7:11 am Tue, Jun 26
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Map direction West-southwest 247°
7.8°
7:59 am Tue, Jun 26SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-southwest 241°
-0.2°
8:09 am Tue, Jun 26Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 240°
-1.7°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Gansbaai

Eclipse Visibility From GansbaaiVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse

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

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