A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Friday, June 5, 2020, with an umbral magnitude of −0.4036. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when part or all of the Moon's near side passes into the Earth's penumbra. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. Occurring about 2.8 days after perigee (on June 2, 2020, at 23:40 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
This eclipse was the second of four penumbral lunar eclipses in 2020, with the others occurring on January 10, July 5, and November 30.
The eclipse coincided with June's full moon, popularly known in North America as the "Strawberry Moon," a name tied to the wild strawberries that ripen in the early weeks of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. At maximum, roughly 57 percent of the Moon's disc had entered the penumbra.
The eclipse was not visible from most of North or South America, since it occurred while the Moon was below the horizon there; the Rome-based Virtual Telescope Project streamed a live online broadcast of the eclipse for viewers unable to see it in person from their own location.
Visibility The eclipse was completely visible over east Africa, eastern Europe, Asia, and Australia, seen rising over west Africa, Europe, and eastern South America and setting over northeast Asia and the western Pacific Ocean.
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Eclipse details Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.
+June 5, 2020 Lunar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Penumbral Magnitude 0.56993 Umbral Magnitude −0.40361 Gamma 1.24063 Sun Right Ascension 04h57m21.6s Sun Declination +22°39'21.3" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'45.7" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.7" Moon Right Ascension 16h58m25.6s Moon Declination -21°27'08.8" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'11.4" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 0°59'25.1" ΔT 69.6 s
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.
+ Eclipse season of June–July 2020 June 5Descending node (full moon) June 21Ascending node (new moon) July 5Descending node (full moon) Penumbral lunar eclipseLunar Saros 111 Annular solar eclipseSolar Saros 137 Penumbral lunar eclipseLunar Saros 149
Related eclipses Eclipses in 2020 A penumbral lunar eclipse on January 10. A penumbral lunar eclipse on June 5. An annular solar eclipse on June 21. A penumbral lunar eclipse on July 5. A penumbral lunar eclipse on November 30. A total solar eclipse on December 14.
Metonic Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 18, 2016 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of March 25, 2024
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 25, 2013 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 18, 2027
Half-Saros Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 1, 2011 Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 12, 2029
Tritos Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 7, 2009 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 7, 2031
Lunar Saros 111 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 26, 2002 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 17, 2038
Inex Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 27, 1991 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 17, 2049
Triad Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 5, 1933 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 7, 2107
Lunar eclipses of 2020–2023
Saros 111
Tritos series
Inex series
Half-Saros cycle A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 118. June 1, 2011June 12, 2029
See also List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
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Saros cycle 111