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Toronto 🇨🇦 — total lunar eclipse

On 20 Dec 2029, Toronto sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon rising at 16:37 GMT-5 mid-eclipse, with maximum at 17:41 GMT-5, the Moon 9° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.

Local timeline

Toronto
Penumbra begins (P1)
14:42 GMT-5
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
15:54 GMT-5
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
17:14 GMT-5
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
17:41 GMT-5
54m 57s of totality
Totality ends (U3)
18:09 GMT-5
Partial ends (U4)
19:28 GMT-5
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
20:41 GMT-5
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
9°
azimuth 68°
Moonrise / moonset
16:37 / 08:16
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 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 · Toronto (43.65, -79.38) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data