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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Prague, Czechia

Dec 20, 2029 at 11:42 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Prague
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 8:42 pm
Maximum: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 11:42 pm 1.117 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Dec 21, 2029 at 2:41 am
Duration: 5 hours, 58 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
8:42 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-southeast 108°
43.7°
9:55 pm Thu, Dec 20
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Southeast 127°
53.7°
11:15 pm Thu, Dec 20
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction South-southeast 158°
61.3°
11:42 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South 170°
62.4°
12:08 am Fri, Dec 21
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction South 183°
62.5°
1:28 am Fri, Dec 21
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction Southwest 219°
57.8°
2:41 am Fri, Dec 21
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-southwest 242°
48.9°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Prague

Eclipse Visibility From PragueVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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