Dakar 🇸🇳 — total lunar eclipse
On 26 Jun 2029, Dakar sees totality — the blood moon — with the Moon up for the whole eclipse, with maximum at 03:22 GMT, the Moon 40° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
DakarPenumbra begins (P1)
00:34 GMT
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
01:32 GMT
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
02:30 GMT
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
03:22 GMT
1h 42m of totality
Totality ends (U3)
04:13 GMT
Partial ends (U4)
05:12 GMT
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
06:10 GMT
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
40°
azimuth 220°
Moonrise / moonset
19:21 / 06:54
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; binoculars help. Live view →
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Computed byOrbital Radar eclipse engine · Dakar (14.72, -17.47) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data