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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Mainland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Dec 20, 2029 at 7:12 pm
Max View in Mainland, Newfoundland and Labrador
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Mainland, Newfoundland and Labrador
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 4:23 pm
Maximum: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 7:12 pm 1.117 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 10:11 pm
Duration: 5 hours, 48 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Mainland

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:12 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 51°
-1.2°
4:23 pm Thu, Dec 20RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction Northeast 53°
-0.2°
5:25 pm Thu, Dec 20
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.
Map direction East-northeast 64°
7.8°
6:45 pm Thu, Dec 20
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East-northeast 77°
19.8°
7:12 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East 82°
24.0°
7:38 pm Thu, Dec 20
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East 87°
28.3°
8:58 pm Thu, Dec 20
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-southeast 102°
41.0°
10:11 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-southeast 120°
51.8°

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 Mainland

Eclipse Visibility From MainlandVisibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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

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