June 2020 lunar eclipse
Penumbral eclipse | |||
![]() Johannesburg, South Africa at 19:18 UT | |||
Date | 5 June 2020 | ||
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Gamma | 1.2406 | ||
Magnitude | 0.5683 | ||
Saros cycle | 111 (67 of 71) | ||
Penumbral | 198 minutes, 13 seconds | ||
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A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on 5 June 2020. It was the second of four penumbral lunar eclipses in 2020.[1]
Visibility[]
It was visible in most parts of Europe (except northern Scandinavia), Asia (except the northeast parts of the Russian Far East), Africa, Australia, eastern parts of South America and Antarctica.
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Gallery[]
San Jose del Monte, Philippines, 18:51 UTC
Hefei, China, 19:25 UTC
Surabaya, Indonesia, 19:25 UTC
Nakhodka, Russia, 19:26 UTC
Moscow, Russia, 19:33 UTC
Cepu, Indonesia, 19:39 UTC
Logroño, Spain, 19:56 UTC
Related eclipses[]
Eclipses of 2020[]
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on 10 January.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on 5 June.
- An annular solar eclipse on 21 June.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on 5 July.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on 30 November.
- A total solar eclipse on 14 December.
Lunar year series[]
showLunar eclipse series sets from 2020–2023 |
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Saros series[]
It is part of Saros cycle 111.[citation needed]
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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