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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Masvingo, Zimbabwe (Fort Victoria)

Dec 21, 2029 at 12:42 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Masvingo
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 9:42 pm
Maximum: Fri, Dec 21, 2029 at 12:42 am 1.117 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Dec 21, 2029 at 3:41 am
Duration: 5 hours, 58 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

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

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
9:42 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Northeast 36°
36.3°
10:55 pm Thu, Dec 20
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction North-northeast 18°
44.1°
12:15 am Fri, Dec 21
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction North 352°
45.9°
12:42 am Fri, Dec 21
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction North-northwest 344°
44.7°
1:08 am Fri, Dec 21
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction North-northwest 336°
42.6°
2:28 am Fri, Dec 21
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Northwest 317°
32.7°
3:41 am Fri, Dec 21
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Northwest 305°
20.4°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Masvingo

Eclipse Visibility From MasvingoVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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