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June 26, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Grahamstown, South Africa

Jun 26, 2029 at 5:22 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Grahamstown
Begins: Tue, Jun 26, 2029 at 2:34 am
Maximum: Tue, Jun 26, 2029 at 5:22 am 1.843 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Jun 26, 2029 at 7:26 am
Duration: 4 hours, 52 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

June 26, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Grahamstown

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:34 am Tue, Jun 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West 277°
56.4°
3:32 am Tue, Jun 26
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 269°
44.7°
4:31 am Tue, Jun 26
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West 262°
32.8°
5:22 am Tue, Jun 26
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-southwest 256°
22.6°
6:13 am Tue, Jun 26
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 250°
12.8°
7:11 am Tue, Jun 26
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Map direction West-southwest 243°
2.0°
7:26 am Tue, Jun 26SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-southwest 242°
-0.2°
8:09 am Tue, Jun 26Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Southwest 236°
-8.4°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Grahamstown

Eclipse Visibility From GrahamstownVisibility Worldwide
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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