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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Asmara, Eritrea (Asmera)

Dec 21, 2029 at 1:42 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Asmara
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 10:42 pm
Maximum: Fri, Dec 21, 2029 at 1:42 am 1.117 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Dec 21, 2029 at 4:41 am
Duration: 5 hours, 58 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

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

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
10:42 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East-northeast 66°
66.4°
11:55 pm Thu, Dec 20
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Northeast 33°
80.3°
1:15 am Fri, Dec 21
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West-northwest 303°
74.8°
1:42 am Fri, Dec 21
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-northwest 295°
69.3°
2:08 am Fri, Dec 21
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-northwest 291°
63.5°
3:28 am Fri, Dec 21
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-northwest 287°
45.7°
4:41 am Fri, Dec 21
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-northwest 287°
29.5°

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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.

This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in Asmara. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.

Cloud Coverage (Dec 20–21)

In the past, this day was cloudy 13% of the time (since 2000).

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  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
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Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Asmara

Eclipse Visibility From AsmaraVisibility Worldwide
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jan 12, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Jul 6, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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