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Chicago 🇺🇸 — total lunar eclipse

On 26 Jun 2029, Chicago sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon up for the whole eclipse, with maximum at 22:22 GMT-5, the Moon 15° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.

Local timeline

Chicago
Penumbra begins (P1)
19:34 GMT-5
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
20:32 GMT-5
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
21:30 GMT-5
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
22:22 GMT-5
1h 42m of totality
Totality ends (U3)
23:13 GMT-5
Partial ends (U4)
00:12 GMT-5
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
01:10 GMT-5
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
15°
azimuth 144°
Moonrise / moonset
20:21 / 05:41
bracketing the eclipse
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Chicago (41.88, -87.63) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data