November 2020 lunar eclipse
Penumbral lunar eclipse of 30 November 2020 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Penumbral lunar eclipse of 30 November 2020 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on 30 November 2020. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs at full moon when the Moon passes through Earth's penumbral shadow.
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Penumbral eclipse | |||||||||
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Date | 30 November 2020 | ||||||||
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Gamma | −1.1309 | ||||||||
Magnitude | 0.8285 | ||||||||
Saros cycle | 116 (58 of 73) | ||||||||
Penumbral | 260 minutes, 59 seconds | ||||||||
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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.[1]
It was visible after sunset from east Asia and Australia, and before dawn in North and South America.
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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 |
It is part of Saros cycle 116.
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 123.
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