The Moon occults Venus — 11 October 2029
Lunar occultation of the planet Venus · Thursday 11 October 2029 · World
The Moon hides Venus for up to 66 minutes, in a dark sky. 6 of the world's big cities see it; Auckland, NZ misses by 53.7′.
Where it can be seen
The gold line is the north limit: along it Venus grazes the Moon's northern edge. North of the line, Venus misses: from Auckland, NZ it passes 53.7′ outside the Moon. Right on the line it grazes, blinking behind lunar mountains. The solid line uses the Moon's real, mountainous edge. It lies -7.7 to -0.8 km from the smooth-sphere line (dotted).
In the violet area the Sun has set, so the reappearance is in a darkening sky.
Tap the map to set your location; pinch it to zoom in. Take the graze line with you: KML for Google Earth / Maps · GPX for a phone GPS app.
At the Moon's edge
Venus's path across the Moon from your location. North up, east left, as in binoculars. Times here are computed in your browser from the same ephemeris as the table, to the same ±2 s. Drag the slider to move it along its track.
Advanced · graze profile against the real lunar limb
For graze chasers. The Moon's real edge as you see it, from LRO LOLA terrain, with Venus's track for six minutes around each contact. Where the track dips below the terrain, Venus is hidden; near a graze it blinks behind peaks.
City by city
Times are against the real lunar limb (LRO LOLA terrain at each city's own libration). Disappears: Venus is fully hidden (it starts sliding in at the earlier time). Reappears: the first sliver returns. Where to look: the Moon's height (0° horizon, 90° overhead), its direction, and whether the Sun is up.
| City | Venus disappears (UTC) | reappears (UTC) | hidden | Where to look |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary, CA | 02:00:17from 01:59:33 | 03:06:43Moon has set | 66 min | 1° up (low) in the SW · dusk |
| Los Angeles, US | 02:21:18from 02:20:23 | 03:22:30to 03:23:18 | 61 min | 12° up (low) in the SW · dark sky |
| San Diego, US | 02:25:29from 02:24:31 | 03:22:46to 03:23:37 | 57 min | 11° up (low) in the SW · dark sky |
| Tijuana, MX | 02:26:10from 02:25:13 | 03:22:45to 03:23:36 | 57 min | 11° up (low) in the SW · dark sky |
| Phoenix, US | 02:31:10from 02:30:16 | 03:22:24Moon has set | 51 min | 6° up (low) in the SW · dark sky |
| Ciudad Juárez, MX | 02:43:47from 02:42:32 | 03:18:28Moon has set | 35 min | 1° up (low) in the WSW · dark sky |
| Brisbane, AU | misses by 54.3′ (closest at 00:52) | 40° up in the E · daylight, Sun +67° | ||
| Melbourne, AU | misses by 65.5′ (closest at 00:57) | 35° up in the E · daylight, Sun +56° | ||
| Perth, AU | misses by 71.9′ (closest at 00:41) | 7° up (low) in the ESE · daylight, Sun +37° | ||
| Sydney, AU | misses by 60.1′ (closest at 00:57) | 40° up in the E · daylight, Sun +61° | ||
All 2 other cities
| City | Venus disappears (UTC) | reappears (UTC) | hidden | Where to look |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide, AU | misses by 65.9′ (closest at 00:50) | 28° up in the E · daylight, Sun +54° | ||
| Auckland, NZ | misses by 53.7′ (closest at 01:27) | 64° up (high) in the ENE · daylight, Sun +55° | ||
How to watch
Method & accuracy
Positions from the JPL DE431 ephemeris (Skyfield), ΔT = 69.1 s. City times and the solid limit line use the real lunar limb: LRO LOLA terrain (LDEM_64, ~0.5 km) as each observer sees it. That changes times by a few seconds, or tens of seconds near a graze. The any-location solver in your browser and the shaded region still use the mean sphere of 1737.4 km (±2 s). Venus's own disc (21″ across) is included: partial contacts are the from/to times. The numbers behind this page: venus-2029-10-11.json. Generated 2026-09-14.