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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, Germany

Dec 20, 2029 at 11:42 pm
Max View in Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 8:42 pm
Maximum: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 11:42 pm 1.117 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Dec 21, 2029 at 2:41 am
Duration: 5 hours, 58 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 20–21, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Wilhelmshaven

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Wilhelmshaven. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (CET) for Wilhelmshaven.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
8:42 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-southeast 105°
38.9°
9:55 pm Thu, Dec 20
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-southeast 123°
48.5°
11:15 pm Thu, Dec 20
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction South-southeast 149°
56.4°
11:42 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South-southeast 160°
58.0°
12:08 am Fri, Dec 21
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction South 172°
58.9°
1:28 am Fri, Dec 21
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction South-southwest 206°
57.0°
2:41 am Fri, Dec 21
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southwest 231°
50.3°

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

This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in Wilhelmshaven. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Wilhelmshaven

Eclipse Visibility From WilhelmshavenVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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