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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Fairbanks, AK, USA

Dec 20, 2029 at 2:45 pm
Max View in Fairbanks, Alaska
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Fairbanks, Alaska
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 10:42 am
Maximum: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 2:45 pm 0.605 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 4:41 pm
Duration: 5 hours, 58 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Fairbanks

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
10:42 am Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to North-northwest for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction North-northwest 332°
0.6°
11:04 am Thu, Dec 20SettingMoonset SettingMap direction North-northwest 337°
-0.2°
11:55 am Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North-northwest 348°
-1.5°
1:15 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North
-1.9°
1:42 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 12°
-1.5°
2:08 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 18°
-0.9°
2:33 pm Thu, Dec 20RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction North-northeast 23°
-0.2°
2:45 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum in Fairbanks This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Fairbanks. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Fairbanks because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to North-northeast for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction North-northeast 26°
0.2°
3:28 pm Thu, Dec 20
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northeast.
Map direction Northeast 35°
2.2°
4:41 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northeast.
Map direction Northeast 50°
7.1°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse is not visible in Fairbanks, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Fairbanks

Eclipse Visibility From FairbanksVisibility Worldwide
Sep 17, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 27, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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