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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Boston, MA, USA

Dec 20, 2029 at 5:42 pm
Max View in Boston, Massachusetts
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Boston, Massachusetts
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 4:07 pm
Maximum: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 5:42 pm 1.117 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 8:41 pm
Duration: 4 hours, 33 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Boston

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:42 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 43°
-12.4°
3:55 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 55°
-1.7°
4:07 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 57°
-0.2°
5:15 pm Thu, Dec 20
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction East-northeast 68°
10.0°
5:42 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East-northeast 72°
14.5°
6:08 pm Thu, Dec 20
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 76°
19.1°
7:28 pm Thu, Dec 20
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East 88°
33.2°
8:41 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-southeast 101°
46.1°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Boston

Eclipse Visibility From BostonVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse

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

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