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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Zalya, South Kivu Province, Congo Dem. Rep.

Dec 21, 2029 at 12:42 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Zalya
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

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Location

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

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
9:42 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Northeast 49°
47.3°
10:55 pm Thu, Dec 20
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction North-northeast 30°
58.9°
12:15 am Fri, Dec 21
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction North 353°
63.3°
12:42 am Fri, Dec 21
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction North-northwest 341°
61.9°
1:08 am Fri, Dec 21
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction North-northwest 330°
59.2°
2:28 am Fri, Dec 21
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Northwest 309°
46.3°
3:41 am Fri, Dec 21
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-northwest 299°
31.7°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Zalya

Eclipse Visibility From ZalyaVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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