June 2020 lunar eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on 5 June 2020. It was the second of four penumbral lunar eclipses in 2020.[1]
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 5 June 2020 | |
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![]() View from Johannesburg, South Africa 19:18 UTC | |
![]() The moon passes west to east through the earth's southern penumbral shadow. | |
Series (and member) | 111 (67 of 71) |
Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
Penumbral | 3:18:13 |
Contacts | |
P1 | 17:45:50 UTC |
Greatest | 19:25:02 |
P4 | 21:04:03 |
Visibility
It was visible in most parts of Europe (except northern Scandinavia), Asia (except North-East of Russian Far East), Africa, Australia, eastern parts of South America and Antarctica.
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![]() Visibility map |
Gallery
- San Jose del Monte, Philippines, 18:51 UTC
- Hefei, China, 19:25 UTC
- Nakhodka, Russia, 19:26 UTC
- Moscow, Russia, 19:33 UTC
- Blora Regency, Indonesia, 19:39 UTC
- Logroño, Spain, 19:56 UTC
- Surabaya, Indonesia, 19:25 UTC
Related eclipses
Eclipses of 2020
Lunar year series
Lunar eclipse series sets from 2020–2023 | ||||||||
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Descending node | Ascending node | |||||||
Saros | Date | Type Viewing |
Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | |
111![]() |
2020 Jun 05![]() |
Penumbral![]() |
1.24063 | 116 | 2020 Nov 30![]() |
Penumbral![]() |
-1.13094 | |
121 | 2021 May 26![]() |
Total![]() |
0.47741 | 126 | 2021 Nov 19![]() |
Partial![]() |
-0.45525 | |
131 | 2022 May 16![]() |
Total![]() |
-0.25324 | 136 | 2022 Nov 08![]() |
Total![]() |
0.25703 | |
141 | 2023 May 05![]() |
Penumbral![]() |
-1.03495 | 146 | 2023 Oct 28![]() |
Partial![]() |
0.94716 | |
Last set | 2020 Jul 05 | Last set | 2020 Jan 10 | |||||
Next set | 2024 Mar 25 | Next set | 2024 Sep 18 |
Saros series
It is part of Saros cycle 111.
Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 118.
June 1, 2011 | June 12, 2029 |
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See also
- List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
References
- 2020 Jun 05 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
- Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
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