Penumbral lunar eclipse 2020: Time, duration and visibility from India

Out of the 4 lunar eclipses that the Earth has seen and might be seeing within the 12 months 2020, the penumbral lunar eclipse on July 5 is the third one. From a complete of six eclipses in 2020, four lunar and a pair of photo voltaic, we’ve already witnessed 3. The fourth eclipse of the 12 months might be a penumbral lunar eclipse, similar as the remainder of the lunar eclipse this 12 months. During this eclipse, 30% of the moon’s disk might be beneath the shadow of the Earth. The modifications, nonetheless, are minimal and can’t be noticed with the bare eye.

A lunar eclipse is the results of the Sun, Earth and Moon aligning completely, within the order the place the Earth is in between the Sun and Moon. As the Earth casts its shadow on the moon, we expertise a lunar eclipse. A penumbral eclipse happens when the shadow forged on the Moon is from the penumbral area of the Earth, that’s the outer rims of the Earth that are much less dense as in comparison with the umbral (innermost) areas. During a Penumbral eclipse, solely a number of the gentle supply is blocked by the Earth, leading to a partial lunar eclipse.

Time, Place and Visibility

The celestial occasion will happen between the hours of 8:37 am and 11:22 am IST. However, contemplating it will likely be daylight in India and the Moon might be beneath the horizon throughout this time, the eclipse is not going to be seen from right here. Clear skies withstanding, folks within the Americas, South and West Europe, and the western area of Africa will have the ability to view the eclipse between 3:07 am and 5:52 am UTC.

It can also be fascinating to notice {that a} lunar eclipse by no means happens alone, a photo voltaic eclipse occurs two weeks earlier than or after the lunar eclipse and vice versa. Usually there are two eclipses in a row, however this summer time season has seen three in a row. The first being a lunar eclipse on June 5, adopted by the annular photo voltaic eclipse on June 21.

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