Kolkata 🇮🇳 — total lunar eclipse
On 20 Dec 2029, Kolkata sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon up for the whole eclipse, with maximum at 04:11 GMT+5:30, the Moon 26° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
KolkataPenumbra 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
26°
azimuth 285°
Moonrise / moonset
16:29 / 06:18
bracketing the eclipse
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Naked-eye safe
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Kolkata (22.57, 88.36) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data