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January 10, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands), South Africa

Jan 10, 2020 at 10:10 pm
Max View in Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands)
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands)
Began: Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 8:21 pm
Maximum: Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 10:10 pm -0.116 Magnitude
Ended: Sat, Jan 11, 2020 at 12:12 am
Duration: 3 hours, 51 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

January 10–11, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands)

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands). Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (EAT) for Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands).

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
8:07 pm Fri, Jan 10Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East-northeast 57°
-1.7°
8:21 pm Fri, Jan 10RisingMoonrise Rising, but the combination of a very low moon and the total eclipse phase will make the moon so dim that it will be extremely difficult to view until moon gets higher in the sky or the total phase ends.Map direction Northeast 54°
-0.2°
10:10 pm Fri, Jan 10
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Northeast 34°
11.8°
12:12 am Sat, Jan 11
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction North
19.0°

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 Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands)

Eclipse Visibility From Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands)Visibility Worldwide
Sep 18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Sep 7, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 17, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseAnnular Solar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Marion Island (Prince Edward Islands), or the path map image for global details.

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