A penumbral
lunar eclipse
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow. Such alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of the Earth ...
took place on 30 November 2020. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs at
full moon
The full moon is the lunar phase when the Moon appears fully illuminated from Earth's perspective. This occurs when Earth is located between the Sun and the Moon (when the ecliptic coordinate system, ecliptic longitudes of the Sun and Moon opp ...
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.
Visibility
It was visible after sunset from east Asia and Australia, and before dawn in North and South America.
Gallery
File:Penumbral lunar eclipse nov-11-2020-tlr2.gif, Minneapolis, 1:45 UT and 9:24 UT
File:Nov-30-lunar-eclipse.jpg, 9:40 UT
File:Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of November, 2020.jpg, Hefei
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, China
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, 10:03 UTC
Related eclipses
Eclipses of 2020
*
A penumbral lunar eclipse on 10 January.
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A penumbral lunar eclipse on 5 June.
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An annular solar eclipse on 21 June.
*
A penumbral lunar eclipse on 5 July.
* A penumbral lunar eclipse on 30 November.
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A total solar eclipse on 14 December.
Lunar year series
Saros series
It is part of
Saros cycle
The saros () is a period of exactly 223 synodic months, approximately 6585.3211 days, or 18 years, 10, 11, or 12 days (depending on the number of leap years), and 8 hours, that can be used to predict eclipses of the Sun and Moon. One saros period ...
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).
[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 123
Saros cycle series 123 for solar eclipse
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of the Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs during an ...
.
Tritos series
* Preceded:
Lunar eclipse of November 31, 2009
* Followed:
Lunar eclipse of October 30, 2031
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* Preceded:
Lunar eclipse of October 18, 2013
* Followed:
Lunar eclipse of January 12, 2028
See also
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List of lunar eclipses
There are several lists of lunar eclipses
On the Moon, by the Earth
; Type
* List of central lunar eclipses
* Total penumbral lunar eclipse
; Classification
* List of saros series for lunar eclipses
* Tetrad (astronomy) contains lists of tetrads ...
and
List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
There will be 230 lunar eclipses in the 21st century (2001–2100): 87 penumbral, 58 partial and 85 total.
Eclipses are listed in sets by lunar years, repeating every 12 months for each node. Ascending node eclipses are given a red background hig ...
References
External links
Saros cycle 116*
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