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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Vancouver, WA, USA

Dec 20, 2029 at 4:33 pm
Max View in Vancouver, Washington
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Vancouver, Washington
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 4:29 pm
Maximum: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 4:33 pm -0.071 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 5:41 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 11 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Vancouver

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
11:42 am Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North 355°
-21.9°
12:55 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 12°
-21.1°
2:15 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction North-northeast 30°
-16.3°
2:42 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction Northeast 35°
-13.8°
3:08 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visibleTotal Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northeast 41°
-11.0°
4:28 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction Northeast 55°
-0.4°
4:30 pm Thu, Dec 20RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction Northeast 56°
-0.2°
4:33 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum in Vancouver This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Vancouver. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Vancouver 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 56°
0.2°
5:41 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-northeast 67°
9.8°

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 Vancouver, but it can be observed there as a penumbral lunar eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Vancouver

Eclipse Visibility From VancouverVisibility Worldwide
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
Aug 16–17, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Jan 11, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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