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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — San Juan, Puerto Rico

Dec 20, 2029 at 6:42 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in San Juan
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 5:48 pm
Maximum: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 6:42 pm 1.117 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 9:41 pm
Duration: 3 hours, 53 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — San Juan

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:42 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 52°
-25.4°
4:55 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 60°
-11.6°
5:48 pm Thu, Dec 20RisingMoonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.Map direction East-northeast 65°
-0.2°
6:15 pm Thu, Dec 20
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.
Map direction East-northeast 67°
5.0°
6:42 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-northeast 69°
10.7°
7:08 pm Thu, Dec 20
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 70°
16.4°
8:28 pm Thu, Dec 20
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 74°
34.0°
9:41 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-northeast 76°
50.2°

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 San Juan. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in San Juan

Eclipse Visibility From San JuanVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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