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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Loja, Ecuador

Dec 20, 2029 at 6:26 pm
Near max in Loja
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse, in Loja
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 6:23 pm
Maximum: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 6:25 pm 0.838 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 8:41 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 18 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Loja

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:42 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 59°
-48.7°
3:55 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 64°
-33.4°
5:15 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 67°
-15.9°
5:42 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 67°
-10.0°
6:08 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 67°
-3.9°
6:23 pm Thu, Dec 20RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction East-northeast 66°
-0.2°
6:25 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum in Loja This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Loja. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Loja 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 66°
0.2°
7:28 pm Thu, Dec 20
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 64°
13.7°
8:41 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-northeast 60°
29.3°

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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 Loja, but it can be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse. The Earth's shadow covers a large portion of the Moon, so this is still a nice sight.

Cloud Coverage (Dec 20)

In the past, this day was cloudy 82% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses

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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Loja

Eclipse Visibility From LojaVisibility 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
Feb 20, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

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

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