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June 26, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — West Point, Western Cape, South Africa

Jun 26, 2029 at 5:22 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in West Point
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 7:22 am
Duration: 4 hours, 48 minutes

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June 26, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — West Point

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:34 am Tue, Jun 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-northwest 284°
45.0°
3:32 am Tue, Jun 26
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 273°
35.5°
4:31 am Tue, Jun 26
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West 263°
25.7°
5:22 am Tue, Jun 26
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-southwest 255°
17.4°
6:13 am Tue, Jun 26
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 246°
9.4°
7:11 am Tue, Jun 26
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction West-southwest 237°
1.1°
7:22 am Tue, Jun 26SettingMoonset SettingMap direction Southwest 235°
-0.2°
8:09 am Tue, Jun 26Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Southwest 226°
-6.9°

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 West Point

Eclipse Visibility From West PointVisibility Worldwide
Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 20–21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jul 6, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Dec 31, 2028 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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