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December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Washington DC, USA

Dec 20, 2029 at 5:42 pm
Max View in Washington DC, District of Columbia
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Washington DC, District of Columbia
Begins: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 4:43 pm
Maximum: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 5:42 pm 1.117 Magnitude
Ends: Thu, Dec 20, 2029 at 8:41 pm
Duration: 3 hours, 57 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

December 20, 2029 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Washington DC

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:42 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 38°
-18.0°
3:55 pm Thu, Dec 20Not directly visiblePartial Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Northeast 52°
-8.3°
4:43 pm Thu, Dec 20RisingMoonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.Map direction East-northeast 59°
-0.2°
5:15 pm Thu, Dec 20
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.
Map direction East-northeast 64°
4.6°
5:42 pm Thu, Dec 20
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-northeast.
Map direction East-northeast 68°
9.1°
6:08 pm Thu, Dec 20
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction East-northeast 71°
13.8°
7:28 pm Thu, Dec 20
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction East 82°
28.4°
8:41 pm Thu, Dec 20
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East 93°
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 Washington DC. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Washington DC

Eclipse Visibility From Washington DCVisibility Worldwide
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 29, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Aug 27–28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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