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Kathmandu 🇳🇵 — total lunar eclipse

On 20 Dec 2029, Kathmandu sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon up for the whole eclipse, with maximum at 04:26 GMT+5:45, the Moon 30° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.

Local timeline

Kathmandu
Penumbra begins (P1)
01:27 GMT+5:45
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
02:39 GMT+5:45
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
03:59 GMT+5:45
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
04:26 GMT+5:45
54m 57s of totality
Totality ends (U3)
04:54 GMT+5:45
Partial ends (U4)
06:13 GMT+5:45
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
07:26 GMT+5:45
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
30°
azimuth 282°
Moonrise / moonset
16:45 / 06:57
bracketing the eclipse
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Kathmandu (27.72, 85.32) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data