Birmingham 🇬🇧 — total lunar eclipse
On 20 Dec 2029, Birmingham sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon up for the whole eclipse, with maximum at 22:41 GMT, the Moon 56° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
BirminghamPenumbra begins (P1)
19:42 GMT
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
20:54 GMT
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
22:14 GMT
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
22:41 GMT
54m 57s of totality
Totality ends (U3)
23:09 GMT
Partial ends (U4)
00:28 GMT
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
01:41 GMT
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
56°
azimuth 144°
Moonrise / moonset
15:34 / 08:35
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-east; binoculars help. Live view →
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Birmingham (52.49, -1.89) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data