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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Cayenne, French Guiana

Dec 20, 2029 at 7:42 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Cayenne
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 6:16 pm
Maximum: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 7:42 pm 1.117 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 10:41 pm
Duration: 4 hours, 25 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Cayenne

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
4:42 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 63°
-21.1°
5:55 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 66°
-5.4°
6:16 pm Thu, Dec 20RisingMoonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.Map direction East-northeast 66°
-0.2°
7:15 pm Thu, Dec 20
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East-northeast 67°
12.4°
7:42 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-northeast 67°
18.3°
8:08 pm Thu, Dec 20
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 66°
24.3°
9:28 pm Thu, Dec 20
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 63°
41.9°
10:41 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Northeast 53°
57.0°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Cayenne

Eclipse Visibility From CayenneVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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