Montevideo 🇺🇾 — total lunar eclipse
On 20 Dec 2029, Montevideo sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon rising at 19:52 GMT-3 mid-eclipse, with maximum at 19:41 GMT-3, the Moon -2° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
MontevideoPenumbra begins (P1)
16:42 GMT-3
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
17:54 GMT-3
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
19:14 GMT-3
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
19:41 GMT-3
54m 57s of totality
Totality ends (U3)
20:09 GMT-3
Partial ends (U4)
21:28 GMT-3
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
22:41 GMT-3
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
-2°
azimuth 63°
Moonrise / moonset
19:52 / 05:55
bracketing the eclipse
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Naked-eye safe
Lunar eclipses need no eye protection. Find a spot with a clear view towards the north-east — the Moon is low, so avoid buildings and trees on that horizon; binoculars help. Live view →
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Montevideo (-34.90, -56.19) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data