June 2029 lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, June 26, 2029, with an umbral magnitude of 1.8452. It will be a central lunar eclipse, in which part of the Moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring about 3.7 days before perigee (on June 22, 2029, at 11:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger.

Totality will last 1 hour, 41 minutes, and 53 seconds, the maximum duration for Saros series 130. The eclipse will plunge the full Moon into deep darkness, as it passes right through the center of the Earth's umbral shadow. While the visual effect of a total eclipse is variable, the Moon may be stained a deep orange or red color at maximum eclipse.

With an umbral eclipse magnitude of 1.84520, this will be the largest lunar eclipse of the 21st century. Gamma will have a value of only 0.01240. Due to the Moon's relatively large size as seen from Earth and greater speed in its elliptical orbit, totality will not last over 106 minutes. This will be the darkest total lunar eclipse in the 21st century.

During the eclipse, NGC 6629 will be occulted by the Moon over the Pacific Ocean and South America. Deep-sky objects are rarely occulted during a total eclipse from any given spot on Earth.^: 161