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July 4, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

Jul 4, 2020 at 11:47 pm
Max View in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Began: Sat, Jul 4, 2020 at 11:42 pm
Maximum: Sat, Jul 4, 2020 at 11:47 pm -0.961 Magnitude
Ended: Sat, Jul 4, 2020 at 11:52 pm
Duration: 10 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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July 4, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Yellowknife

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
9:07 pm Sat, Jul 4Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 120°
-12.6°
10:29 pm Sat, Jul 4Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction Southeast 137°
-5.5°
11:42 pm Sat, Jul 4RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction South-southeast 152°
-0.2°
11:47 pm Sat, Jul 4
Maximum in Yellowknife This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Yellowknife. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Yellowknife because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to South-southeast for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction South-southeast 153°
-0.0°
11:52 pm Sat, Jul 4
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to South-southeast for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction South-southeast 154°
0.2°

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 Yellowknife

Eclipse Visibility From YellowknifeVisibility Worldwide
Mar 24–25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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