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 Eart ...
took place on 10 January 2020. It was the first of four penumbral lunar eclipses in 2020. The moon’s apparent diameter was larger than average because occurred only 3 days before perigee (Perigee on 13 January 2020) and its distance was 375,887 km (233,565 mi).
Visibility
Gallery
File:Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on January 10, 2020 (49363633603).jpg, Oria, Italy
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, 18:09 UTC
File:January 10, 2020 Lunar Eclipse.jpg, San Jose del Monte, Philippines, 18:47 UTC
File:Lunar eclipse of January 2020.jpg, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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, 19:03 UTC
File:Penumbral Lunar Eclipse January 10th 2020.jpg, Ham, Belgium
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Demographics
In Augu ...
, 19:08 UTC
File:Penumbral Lunar Eclipse.jpg, Tilehurst, England
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, 19:10 UTC
File:Lunar eclipse 10Jan2020 Mosul.png, Mosul
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, Iraq
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, 19:29 UTC
File:Lunar eclipse of 2020 January 10 - Pamplona - 9.jpg, Pamplona, Spain
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Lying at near above ...
, 20:19 UTC
File:Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 2020-01-10.jpg, Eclipse sequence from Austria
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, 18:10–20:10 UTC
Related eclipses
Eclipses of 2020
* A penumbral lunar eclipse on 10 January.
*
A penumbral lunar eclipse on 5 June.
*
An annular solar eclipse on 21 June.
*
A penumbral lunar eclipse on 5 July.
*
A penumbral lunar eclipse on 30 November.
*
A total solar eclipse on 14 December.
Tzolkinex
* Preceded:
Lunar eclipse of 28 November 2012
* Followed:
Lunar eclipse of 20 February 2027
Half-Saros cycle
* Preceded:
Solar eclipse of 4 January 2011
* Followed:
Solar eclipse of 14 January 2029
Tritos
* Preceded:
Lunar eclipse of 9 February 2009
* Followed:
Lunar eclipse of 9 December 2030
Lunar Saros 144
* Preceded:
Lunar eclipse of 30 December 2001
* Followed:
Lunar eclipse of 21 January 2038
Inex
* Preceded:
Lunar eclipse of 30 January 1991
* Followed:
Lunar eclipse of 20 December 2048
Triad
* Preceded:
Lunar eclipse of 12 March 1933
* Followed: Lunar eclipse of 11 November 2106
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 perio ...
144.
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 151.
See also
*
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
A total penumbral lunar eclipse is a lunar eclipse that occurs when the Moon becomes completely immersed ...
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 hi ...
References
External links
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Hermit eclipse: Saros cycle 144
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