Athens 🇬🇷 — total lunar eclipse
On 20 Dec 2029, Athens sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon up for the whole eclipse, with maximum at 00:41 EET, the Moon 74° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
AthensPenumbra begins (P1)
21:42 EET
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
22:54 EET
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
00:14 EET
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
00:41 EET
54m 57s of totality
Totality ends (U3)
01:09 EET
Partial ends (U4)
02:28 EET
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
03:41 EET
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
74°
azimuth 197°
Moonrise / moonset
16:48 / 07:53
bracketing the eclipse
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Naked-eye safe
Lunar eclipses need no eye protection. Find a spot with a clear view towards the south; binoculars help. Live view →
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Athens (37.98, 23.73) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data