Colombo 🇱🇰 — total lunar eclipse
On 20 Dec 2029, Colombo sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon up for the whole eclipse, with maximum at 04:11 GMT+5:30, the Moon 29° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
ColomboPenumbra begins (P1)
01:12 GMT+5:30
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
02:24 GMT+5:30
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
03:44 GMT+5:30
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
04:11 GMT+5:30
54m 57s of totality
Totality ends (U3)
04:39 GMT+5:30
Partial ends (U4)
05:58 GMT+5:30
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
07:11 GMT+5:30
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
29°
azimuth 293°
Moonrise / moonset
17:34 / 06:24
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 north-west; binoculars help. Live view →
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Colombo (6.93, 79.85) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data