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June 2020 lunar eclipse
Penumbral lunar eclipse of 5 June 2020
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on 5 June 2020. It was the second of four penumbral lunar eclipses in 2020.[1]
Quick Facts Date, Gamma ...
| 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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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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- 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
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Eclipses of 2020
Lunar year series
More information Lunar eclipse series sets from 2020–2023, Descending node ...
| 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 | |||||
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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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- 2020 Jun 05 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
- Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lunar eclipse of 2020 June 5.
- Saros cycle 111
- 2020 Jun 05 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC