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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Abernathy Park at Fort Bliss, Texas, USA

Dec 20, 2029 at 5:11 pm
Max View in Abernathy Park at Fort Bliss, Texas
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Abernathy Park at Fort Bliss, Texas
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 5:05 pm
Maximum: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 5:11 pm 0.252 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 6:41 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Abernathy Park at Fort Bliss

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
12:42 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 12°
-34.7°
1:55 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 30°
-29.3°
3:15 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 46°
-19.2°
3:42 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction Northeast 50°
-15.1°
4:08 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northeast 54°
-10.8°
5:05 pm Thu, Dec 20RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-northeast 62°
-0.2°
5:11 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum in Abernathy Park at Fort Bliss This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Abernathy Park at Fort Bliss. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Abernathy Park at Fort Bliss 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 East-northeast for the best view of the eclipse.		Map direction East-northeast 63°
0.6°
5:28 pm Thu, Dec 20
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.		Map direction East-northeast 65°
3.6°
6:41 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-northeast 73°
17.4°

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 20)

In the past, this day was cloudy 55% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Abernathy Park at Fort Bliss

Eclipse Visibility From Abernathy Park at Fort BlissVisibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral 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 Abernathy Park at Fort Bliss, or the path map image for global details.

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