Manchester 🇬🇧 — total lunar eclipse
On 26 Jun 2029, Manchester sees totality — the blood moon — until the Moon sets at 04:49 BST, with maximum at 04:22 BST, the Moon 2° above the horizon. No eye protection is needed.
Local timeline
ManchesterPenumbra begins (P1)
01:34 BST
faint shading
Partial begins (U1)
02:32 BST
umbra touches the Moon
Totality begins (U2)
03:30 BST
blood moon
Maximum eclipse
04:22 BST
1h 42m of totality
Totality ends (U3)
05:13 BST
Partial ends (U4)
06:12 BST
Moon leaves the umbra
Penumbra ends (P4)
07:10 BST
eclipse over
Moon altitude at max
2°
azimuth 223°
Moonrise / moonset
21:22 / 04:49
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 · Manchester (53.48, -2.24) · cross-checked against NASA eclipse data