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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Arcata, CA, USA

Dec 20, 2029 at 5:05 pm
Max View in Arcata, California
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Arcata, California
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 4:53 pm
Maximum: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 5:05 pm -0.547 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 5:41 pm
Duration: 48 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Arcata

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
11:42 am Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North 353°
-26.5°
12:55 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 11°
-25.9°
2:15 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 29°
-20.9°
2:42 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction Northeast 35°
-18.3°
3:08 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northeast 40°
-15.3°
4:28 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northeast 55°
-4.6°
4:53 pm Thu, Dec 20RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-northeast 59°
-0.2°
5:05 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum in Arcata This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Arcata. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Arcata because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.		Map direction East-northeast 60°
1.5°
5:41 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.		Map direction East-northeast 66°
7.0°

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.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse is not visible in Arcata, but it can be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.

Cloud Coverage (Dec 20)

In the past, this day was cloudy 69% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Arcata

Eclipse Visibility From ArcataVisibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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