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June 26, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Mek'ele, Ethiopia (Makale)

Jun 26, 2029 at 5:46 am
Max View in Mek'ele
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Mek'ele
Begins: Tue, Jun 26, 2029 at 3:34 am
Maximum: Tue, Jun 26, 2029 at 5:46 am 1.264 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Jun 26, 2029 at 5:59 am
Duration: 2 hours, 25 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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June 26, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Mek'ele

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:34 am Tue, Jun 26
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southwest 232°
28.6°
4:32 am Tue, Jun 26
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West-southwest 239°
17.3°
5:31 am Tue, Jun 26
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Map direction West-southwest 244°
5.3°
5:46 am Tue, Jun 26
Maximum in Mek'ele This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Mek'ele. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Mek'ele because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-southwest.
Map direction West-southwest 245°
2.2°
5:59 am Tue, Jun 26SettingMoonset 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-southwest 245°
-0.2°
6:22 am Tue, Jun 26Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 247°
-5.7°
7:13 am Tue, Jun 26Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 249°
-16.6°
8:11 am Tue, Jun 26Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 250°
-29.5°
9:09 am Tue, Jun 26Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West-southwest 250°
-42.1°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Mek'ele

Eclipse Visibility From Mek'eleVisibility Worldwide
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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

Next annular eclipse visible in Mek'ele

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