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Amsterdam 🇳🇱 — total lunar eclipse

On 20 Dec 2029, Amsterdam sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon up for the whole eclipse, with maximum at 23:41 CET, the Moon 58° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.

Local timeline

Amsterdam
Penumbra begins (P1)
20:42 CET
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
21:54 CET
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
23:14 CET
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
23:41 CET
54m 57s of totality
Totality ends (U3)
00:09 CET
Partial ends (U4)
01:28 CET
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
02:41 CET
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
58°
azimuth 154°
Moonrise / moonset
16:07 / 09:07
bracketing the eclipse
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Amsterdam (52.37, 4.90) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data