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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Houston, TX, USA

Dec 20, 2029 at 5:29 pm
Max View in Houston, Texas
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Houston, Texas
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 5:24 pm
Maximum: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 5:29 pm 0.799 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 7:41 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 16 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Houston

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:42 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 24°
-33.6°
2:55 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 40°
-25.4°
4:15 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 53°
-13.2°
4:42 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 57°
-8.6°
5:08 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 61°
-3.6°
5:24 pm Thu, Dec 20RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-northeast 63°
-0.2°
5:29 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum in Houston This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Houston. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Houston because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to East-northeast for the best view of the eclipse.		Map direction East-northeast 63°
0.4°
6:28 pm Thu, Dec 20
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 70°
11.5°
7:41 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-northeast 77°
26.1°

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 Houston, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.

Cloud Coverage (Dec 20)

In the past, this day was cloudy 68% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Houston

Eclipse Visibility From HoustonVisibility Worldwide
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11–12, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

Next annular eclipse visible in Houston

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