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January 1, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Koutu, New Zealand

Jan 1, 2029 at 5:52 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Koutu
Begins: Mon, Jan 1, 2029 at 3:03 am
Maximum: Mon, Jan 1, 2029 at 5:52 am 1.246 Magnitude
Ends: Mon, Jan 1, 2029 at 5:59 am
Duration: 2 hours, 55 minutes

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January 1, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Koutu

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:03 am Mon, Jan 1
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction North-northwest 332°
22.1°
4:07 am Mon, Jan 1
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Northwest 319°
15.3°
5:16 am Mon, Jan 1
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Northwest.
Map direction Northwest 306°
6.0°
5:52 am Mon, Jan 1
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Additionally, the eclipsed moon combined with dimming near horizon might make the Moon very hard or impossible to see.
Map direction West-northwest 301°
0.7°
5:59 am Mon, Jan 1SettingMoonset Setting, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase makes the Moon so dim before it sets, that it might disappear from view some time before it sets.Map direction West-northwest 300°
-0.2°
6:27 am Mon, Jan 1Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 296°
-5.6°
7:36 am Mon, Jan 1Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-northwest 286°
-17.6°
8:40 am Mon, Jan 1Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 278°
-29.2°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Koutu

Eclipse Visibility From KoutuVisibility Worldwide
Oct 3, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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