Cairo 🇪🇬 — total lunar eclipse
On 26 Jun 2029, Cairo sees totality — the blood moon — until the Moon sets at 05:58 EEST, with maximum at 06:22 EEST, the Moon -5° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
CairoPenumbra begins (P1)
03:34 EEST
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
04:32 EEST
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
05:30 EEST
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
06:22 EEST
1h 42m of totality
Totality ends (U3)
07:13 EEST
Partial ends (U4)
08:12 EEST
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
09:10 EEST
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
-5°
azimuth 245°
Moonrise / moonset
19:32 / 05:58
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 south-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 · Cairo (30.04, 31.24) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data