June 2012 lunar eclipse
| Partial eclipse | |||||||||||||
Totality as viewed from Brisbane, Australia, 11:06 UTC | |||||||||||||
| Date | June 4, 2012 | ||||||||||||
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| Gamma | 0.8248 | ||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 0.3718 | ||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 140 (25 of 80) | ||||||||||||
| Partiality | 126 minutes, 35 seconds | ||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 270 minutes, 2 seconds | ||||||||||||
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A partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Sunday, June 4, 2012, with an umbral magnitude of 0.3718. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A partial lunar eclipse occurs when one part of the Moon is in the Earth's umbra, while the other part is in 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 1.1 days before perigee (on June 3, 2012, at 9:15 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.