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

Jun 26, 2029 at 5:22 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Matsulu
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 6:47 am
Duration: 4 hours, 13 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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June 26, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Matsulu

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:34 am Tue, Jun 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West 264°
52.3°
3:32 am Tue, Jun 26
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 260°
39.7°
4:31 am Tue, Jun 26
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West-southwest 255°
27.1°
5:22 am Tue, Jun 26
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-southwest 251°
16.4°
6:13 am Tue, Jun 26
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Map direction West-southwest 247°
6.1°
6:47 am Tue, Jun 26SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West-southwest 244°
-0.2°
7:11 am Tue, Jun 26Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 241°
-5.6°
8:09 am Tue, Jun 26Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Southwest 234°
-16.2°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Matsulu

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Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 6, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse

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

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