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Caracas 🇻🇪 — total lunar eclipse

On 20 Dec 2029, Caracas sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon rising at 18:06 GMT-4 mid-eclipse, with maximum at 18:41 GMT-4, the Moon 7° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.

Local timeline

Caracas
Penumbra begins (P1)
15:42 GMT-4
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
16:54 GMT-4
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
18:14 GMT-4
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
18:41 GMT-4
54m 57s of totality
Totality ends (U3)
19:09 GMT-4
Partial ends (U4)
20:28 GMT-4
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
21:41 GMT-4
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
7°
azimuth 68°
Moonrise / moonset
18:06 / 07:08
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 east — the Moon is low, so avoid buildings and trees on that horizon; binoculars help. Live view →

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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Caracas (10.48, -66.90) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data