Christchurch 🇳🇿 — partial lunar eclipse
On 26 Jun 2029, Christchurch sees the partial phases from moonrise at 17:00 GMT+12, with maximum at 15:22 GMT+12, the Moon -13° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
ChristchurchPenumbra begins (P1)
12:34 GMT+12
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
13:32 GMT+12
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
14:30 GMT+12
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
15:22 GMT+12
1h 42m of totality
Totality ends (U3)
16:13 GMT+12
Partial ends (U4)
17:12 GMT+12
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
18:10 GMT+12
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
-13°
azimuth 141°
Moonrise / moonset
17:00 / 08:40
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-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 · Christchurch (-43.53, 172.64) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data