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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Riverside, CA, USA

Dec 20, 2029 at 4:49 pm
Near max in Riverside
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Riverside, California
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 4:45 pm
Maximum: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 4:48 pm -0.294 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 5:41 pm
Duration: 55 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Riverside

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
11:42 am Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North 0°
-33.6°
12:55 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 19°
-31.2°
2:15 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 37°
-23.7°
2:42 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction Northeast 42°
-20.3°
3:08 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northeast 47°
-16.6°
4:28 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 59°
-3.6°
4:45 pm Thu, Dec 20RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-northeast 61°
-0.2°
4:48 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum in Riverside This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Riverside. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Riverside 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 East-northeast for the best view of the eclipse.		Map direction East-northeast 62°
0.2°
5:41 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-northeast 69°
9.3°

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

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 Riverside, but it can be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.

Cloud Coverage (Dec 20)

In the past, this day was cloudy 60% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

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  4. Partial Lunar Eclipse
  5. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
  6. Can I See a Lunar Eclipse?
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  9. What Is a Tetrad?
  10. Magnitude of Eclipses
  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
  12. Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?

Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Riverside

Eclipse Visibility From RiversideVisibility Worldwide
Sep 17, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

Next annular eclipse visible in Riverside

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