Shanghai 🇨🇳 — total lunar eclipse
On 20 Dec 2029, Shanghai sees totality — the blood moon — until the Moon sets at 06:51 GMT+8, with maximum at 06:41 GMT+8, the Moon 1° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
ShanghaiPenumbra begins (P1)
03:42 GMT+8
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
04:54 GMT+8
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
06:14 GMT+8
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
06:41 GMT+8
54m 57s of totality
Totality ends (U3)
07:09 GMT+8
Partial ends (U4)
08:28 GMT+8
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
09:41 GMT+8
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
1°
azimuth 296°
Moonrise / moonset
16:21 / 06:51
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-west — 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 · Shanghai (31.23, 121.47) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data