November 2020 lunar eclipse
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| Penumbral eclipse | |||||||||
 Minneapolis, MN at 9:24 UT | |||||||||
| Date | 30 November 2020 | ||||||||
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| Gamma | -1.1309 | ||||||||
| Magnitude | 0.8285 | ||||||||
| Saros cycle | 116 (58 of 73) | ||||||||
| Penumbral | 260 minutes, 59 seconds | ||||||||
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A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on 30 November 2020. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs at full moon when the Moon passes through Earth's penumbral shadow.
The penumbra caused a subtle dimming on the lunar surface, which was only visible to the naked eye when 82.85% of the Moon's diameter had immersed into Earth's penumbral shadow.[1]
Visibility[]
It was visible after sunset from east Asia and Australia, and before dawn in North and South America.
 
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 Visibility map |
Gallery[]
Minneapolis, 1:45 UT and 9:24 UT
9:40 UT
Hefei, China, 10:03 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[]
| 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
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2020 Jun 05
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Penumbral
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1.24063 | 116
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2020 Nov 30
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Penumbral
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-1.13094 | |
121
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2021 May 26
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Total
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0.47741 | 126
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2021 Nov 19
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Partial
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-0.45525 | |
| 131 | 2022 May 16
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Total
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-0.25324 | 136 | 2022 Nov 08
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Total
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0.25703 | |
| 141 | 2023 May 05
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Penumbral
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-1.03495 | 146 | 2023 Oct 28
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Partial
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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 116.
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 123.
| 25 November 2011 | 5 December 2029 |
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See also[]
- List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
References[]
External links[]
- Saros cycle 116
- 2020 Nov 30 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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Categories:
- 21st-century lunar eclipses
- 2020 in science
- November 2020 events