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December 21, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — New Delhi, Delhi, India

Dec 21, 2029 at 4:12 am
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in New Delhi, Delhi
Begins: Fri, Dec 21, 2029 at 1:12 am
Maximum: Fri, Dec 21, 2029 at 4:12 am 1.117 Magnitude
Ends: Fri, Dec 21, 2029 at 7:11 am
Duration: 5 hours, 58 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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December 21, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — New Delhi

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
1:12 am Fri, Dec 21
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 251°
75.2°
2:25 am Fri, Dec 21
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction West 267°
59.9°
3:45 am Fri, Dec 21
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction West 275°
42.7°
4:12 am Fri, Dec 21
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West 278°
37.1°
4:38 am Fri, Dec 21
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West 280°
31.4°
5:58 am Fri, Dec 21
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-northwest 287°
14.9°
7:11 am Fri, Dec 21
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.
Map direction West-northwest 295°
1.0°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in New Delhi

Eclipse Visibility From New DelhiVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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