Cape Town 🇿🇦 — total lunar eclipse
On 26 Jun 2029, Cape Town sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon up for the whole eclipse, with maximum at 05:22 GMT+2, the Moon 29° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
Cape TownPenumbra begins (P1)
02:34 GMT+2
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
03:32 GMT+2
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
04:30 GMT+2
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
05:22 GMT+2
1h 42m of totality
Totality ends (U3)
06:13 GMT+2
Partial ends (U4)
07:12 GMT+2
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
08:10 GMT+2
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
29°
azimuth 261°
Moonrise / moonset
17:11 / 08:01
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 west; binoculars help. Live view →
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Cape Town (-33.93, 18.42) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data