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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — San Jose, Costa Rica

Dec 20, 2029 at 5:22 pm
Near max in San Jose
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in San Jose
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 5:18 pm
Maximum: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 5:21 pm 0.886 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 7:41 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 22 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — San Jose

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:42 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 44°
-43.9°
2:55 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 55°
-30.7°
4:15 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 63°
-14.5°
4:42 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 64°
-8.8°
5:08 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 66°
-2.1°
5:18 pm Thu, Dec 20RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-northeast 66°
-0.2°
5:21 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum in San Jose This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in San Jose. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in San Jose 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 66°
0.2°
6:28 pm Thu, Dec 20
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 68°
14.7°
7:41 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-northeast 69°
30.8°

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 San Jose, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse. The Earth's shadow covers a large portion of the Moon, so this is still a nice sight.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in San Jose

Eclipse Visibility From San JoseVisibility Worldwide
Mar 24–25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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