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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Dubayy)

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

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

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

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
11:42 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-southeast 106°
83.3°
12:55 am Fri, Dec 21
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 259°
79.9°
2:15 am Fri, Dec 21
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West 271°
62.3°
2:42 am Fri, Dec 21
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West 274°
56.4°
3:08 am Fri, Dec 21
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 276°
50.5°
4:28 am Fri, Dec 21
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-northwest 281°
33.1°
5:41 am Fri, Dec 21
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-northwest 287°
17.7°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Dubai

Eclipse Visibility From DubaiVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jan 12, 2028 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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