July 2020 lunar eclipse
| Penumbral eclipse | |||||||||
During moonrise in Springfield, OR at 4:22 UTC | |||||||||
| Date | July 5, 2020 | ||||||||
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| Gamma | −1.3639 | ||||||||
| Magnitude | −0.6422 | ||||||||
| Saros cycle | 149 (3 of 72) | ||||||||
| Penumbral | 165 minutes, 0 seconds | ||||||||
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A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Sunday, July 5, 2020, with an umbral magnitude of −0.6422. 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. The Moon's apparent diameter was near the average diameter because it occurred 5.3 days after perigee (on June 29, 2020, at 22:10 UTC) and 7.5 days before apogee (on July 12, 2020, at 15:30 UTC).
This eclipse was the third of four penumbral lunar eclipses in 2020, with the others occurring on January 10, June 5, and November 30.