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Istanbul 🇹🇷 — total lunar eclipse

On 20 Dec 2029, Istanbul sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon up for the whole eclipse, with maximum at 01:41 GMT+3, the Moon 70° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.

Local timeline

Istanbul
Penumbra begins (P1)
22:42 GMT+3
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
23:54 GMT+3
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
01:14 GMT+3
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
01:41 GMT+3
54m 57s of totality
Totality ends (U3)
02:09 GMT+3
Partial ends (U4)
03:28 GMT+3
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
04:41 GMT+3
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
70°
azimuth 208°
Moonrise / moonset
17:16 / 08:41
bracketing the eclipse
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Istanbul (41.01, 28.98) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data