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Johannesburg 🇿🇦 — total lunar eclipse

On 20 Dec 2029, Johannesburg sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon up for the whole eclipse, with maximum at 00:41 GMT+2, the Moon 39° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.

Local timeline

Johannesburg
Penumbra begins (P1)
21:42 GMT+2
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
22:54 GMT+2
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
00:14 GMT+2
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
00:41 GMT+2
54m 57s of totality
Totality ends (U3)
01:09 GMT+2
Partial ends (U4)
02:28 GMT+2
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
03:41 GMT+2
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
39°
azimuth 349°
Moonrise / moonset
18:42 / 05:27
bracketing the eclipse
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Johannesburg (-26.20, 28.05) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data