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London 🇬🇧 — total lunar eclipse

On 20 Dec 2029, London sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon up for the whole eclipse, with maximum at 22:41 GMT, the Moon 58° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.

Local timeline

London
Penumbra begins (P1)
19:42 GMT
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
20:54 GMT
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
22:14 GMT
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
22:41 GMT
54m 57s of totality
Totality ends (U3)
23:09 GMT
Partial ends (U4)
00:28 GMT
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
01:41 GMT
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
58°
azimuth 145°
Moonrise / moonset
15:32 / 08:23
bracketing the eclipse
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · London (51.51, -0.13) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data