Lunar Eclipse 2020 Date, Timings in India: Everything you need to know about July 5 penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Eclipse (Chandra Grahan) July 2020 Date, Timings: We will get to spectate the third lunar eclipse of 2020 on July 5. This will be a penumbral lunar eclipse, which will begin at 8:37 AM IST and will end at 11:22 AM IST.
Publise by Himanshu raj Date=4 July 2020
Lunar Eclipse 2020 Date and Time: We will get to spectate the third lunar eclipse of 2020 on July 5. This will be a penumbral lunar eclipse, which will begin at 8:37 AM IST according to timeanddate.com and will end at 11:22 AM IST. To recall, the first lunar eclipse of 2020 took place on January 10 followed by the second one on June 5.
There are three kinds of lunar eclipses: total lunar eclipse, partial lunar eclipse and penumbral lunar eclipse. During a total lunar eclipse, the Earth comes in between the Sun and the Moon, stopping the light of the Sun from reaching the Moon and casting a complete shadow over it. During this partial Lunar Eclipse, the moon will travel through the Earth’s outer penumbra before and after partially sweeping through the Earth’s inner dark umbral shadow. Lastly, during a penumbral lunar eclipse, the Moon moves through the outer part of the Earth’s shadow, thus becoming very faint.
Penumbral lunar eclipse 2020: When will it take place
According to timeanddate.com, the penumbral lunar eclipse of July 2020 will begin at 8:37 AM IST. It will be at its peak at 9:59 AM IST and will end at 11:22 AMIST
The total duration of this lunar eclipse will be two hours 45 minutes. It will have a magnitude of -0.644 and a penumbral magnitude of 0.355.
Penumbral lunar eclipse 2020: How to watch
The eclipse will be visible from South/West Europe, much of Africa, much of North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean and Antarctica. This time along, it will be day time in India during the time at which the lunar eclipse will take place.
Even though the eclipse will not be visible in India due to its schedule, a number of live streams will be made available online for interested viewers.
Lunar Eclipse 5July 2020: Date, Timings, and How to Watch Live Stream
This lunar eclipse will start at 11:07pm EDT on July 4 (8:37am IST on July 5) and reach its peak at 12:29am EDT on July 5 (9:59am IST on July 5).
Publise by Himanshu raj Date=4 July 2020
Photo Credit: NASA
A penumberal lunar eclipse is harder to spot
uly 4 will mark the third lunar eclipse for 2020. People in certain regions will be able to witness penumbral lunar eclipse, also being referred to as a “buck moon" lunar eclipse. It also coincides with the US Independence Day which is good news for US residents as they are among the people who will get to witness this celestial phenomenon. The first lunar eclipse of 2020 was in January, followed by the second in June, making it the third lunar eclipse for the year. Unfortunately, people in India will not be able directly see the eclipse.
Lunar eclipse July 2020: What is a penumbral lunar eclipse?
A penumbral lunar eclipse (upchaya chandra grahan in Hindi) is when the Earth blocks some of the Sun's light from directly reaching the Moon and the outer part of the Earth's shadow, called the ‘penumbra', covers all or part of the Moon. This type of eclipse is harder to spot as the penumbra is fainter compared to the dark core of the Earth's shadow called ‘umbra'. Because of this, a penumbral lunar eclipse is sometimes mistaken as a full Moon.
As per NASA, as there will be a full moon at 12:44am EDT on July 5 (10:14am IST on July 5) and will be the first full Moon of summer (US), the Algonquin tribes used to call this full Moon the Buck Moon.
When will the lunar eclipse occur?
As per data by TimeandDate, the lunar eclipse will start at 11:07pm EDT on July 4 (8:37am IST on July 5) and reach its peak at 12:29am EDT on July 5 (9:59am IST on July 5). It will last for 2 hours and 45 minutes after which the lunar eclipse will end at 1:52am EDT on July 5 (11:22 am IST on July 5).
Who will be able to witness the lunar eclipse?
Unfortunately, this lunar eclipse of July 4-5 will not be visible in India. However, people in much of North America, South America, South/West Europe, much of Africa, Indian Ocean, Pacific, Antarctica, and Atlantic will be able to witness it.
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