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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Bohicon, Benin

Dec 20, 2029 at 11:42 pm
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Bohicon
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 8:42 pm
Maximum: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 11:42 pm 1.117 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Dec 21, 2029 at 2:41 am
Duration: 5 hours, 58 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 20–21, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Bohicon

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
8:42 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-northeast 67°
29.5°
9:55 pm Thu, Dec 20
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction East-northeast 63°
45.5°
11:15 pm Thu, Dec 20
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Northeast 52°
62.1°
11:42 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Northeast 43°
66.9°
12:08 am Fri, Dec 21
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction North-northeast 31°
70.9°
1:28 am Fri, Dec 21
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction North-northwest 332°
71.7°
2:41 am Fri, Dec 21
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Northwest 304°
59.7°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Bohicon

Eclipse Visibility From BohiconVisibility Worldwide
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 14, 2025 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 6, 2027 Annular Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse

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

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