Flag for Antarctica

July 5, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — South Pole, Antarctica (Amundsen-Scott station)

Jul 5, 2020 at 4:29 pm
Max View in South Pole
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in South Pole
Began: Sun, Jul 5, 2020 at 3:07 pm
Maximum: Sun, Jul 5, 2020 at 4:29 pm -0.644 Magnitude
Ended: Sun, Jul 5, 2020 at 5:52 pm
Duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

July 5, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — South Pole

Live Eclipse Animation will start at:
Live Eclipse Animation has ended.
You are using an outdated browser, to view the animation please update or switch to a modern browser. Alternatively you can view the old animation by clicking here.

The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in South Pole. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (NZST) for South Pole.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:07 pm Sun, Jul 5
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Northwest 313°
23.2°
4:29 pm Sun, Jul 5
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-northwest 293°
23.2°
5:52 pm Sun, Jul 5
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West 273°
23.2°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

During this penumbral lunar eclipse, the Earth's main shadow did not cover the Moon. As the Earth's shadow (umbra) misses the Moon during a penumbral lunar eclipse, there were no other locations on Earth where the Moon appeared partially or totally eclipsed during this event. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as the shadowed part is only a little bit fainter than the rest of the Moon.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in South Pole

Eclipse Visibility From South PoleVisibility Worldwide
Mar 25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Oct 3, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in South Pole, or the path map image for global details.

Next total solar eclipse visible in South Pole

Other eclipses visible in South Pole

Other eclipses worldwide