Summary
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on 5 July 2020, the third of four lunar eclipses in 2020.
| Penumbral eclipse | |||||||||
 During moonrise in Springfield, OR at 4:22 UT | |||||||||
| Date | 5 July 2020 | ||||||||
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| Gamma | −1.3638 | ||||||||
| Magnitude | 0.3546 | ||||||||
| Saros cycle | 149 (3 of 72) | ||||||||
| Penumbral | 165 minutes | ||||||||
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Visibility edit
The eclipse was visible during moonrise from some parts of North America, some parts of the Pacific Ocean and New Zealand, completely visible in Central and South America, some parts of North America, some parts of Western Africa as well as the extreme part of the South-West coast of South Africa, and visible during moonset from southwestern Europe, most of Africa (except Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea and a strip of North Eastern Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia), and some parts of the Indian Ocean.
 
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 Visibility map |
Gallery edit
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Moscow, Idaho, 5:38 UTC
Related eclipses edit
Eclipses of 2020 edit
- 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 edit
| Lunar eclipse series sets from 2016–2020 | ||||||||
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| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||||
| Saros | Date | Type Viewing |
Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing |
Type Chart |
Gamma | |
| 109 | 2016 Aug 18
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Penumbral
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1.56406 | 114
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2017 Feb 11
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Penumbral
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−1.02548 | |
119
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2017 Aug 07
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Partial
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0.86690 | 124
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2018 Jan 31
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Total
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−0.30143 | |
129
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2018 Jul 27
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Total
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0.11681 | 134
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2019 Jan 21
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Total
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0.36842 | |
139
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2019 Jul 16
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Partial
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−0.64300 | 144
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2020 Jan 10
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Penumbral
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1.07270 | |
| 149 | 2020 Jul 05
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Penumbral
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−1.36387 | |||||
| Last set | 2016 Sep 16 | Last set | 2016 Mar 23 | |||||
| Next set | 2020 Jun 05 | Next set | 2020 Nov 30 | |||||
Saros series edit
It is part of Saros cycle 149.[citation needed]
Half-Saros cycle edit
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[1] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 156.
| July 1, 2011 | July 11, 2029 |
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links edit
- 2020 Jul 05 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
- Hermit eclipse: Saros cycle 149
- Hermit eclipse: 5 Jul 2020 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse