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November 29, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Anchorage, AK, USA

Nov 30, 2020 at 12:42 am
Max View in Anchorage, Alaska
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Anchorage, Alaska
Began: Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 10:32 pm
Maximum: Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 12:42 am -0.262 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 2:53 am
Duration: 4 hours, 21 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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November 29–30, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Anchorage

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
10:32 pm Sun, Nov 29
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Southeast 135°
42.5°
12:42 am Mon, Nov 30
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South 177°
49.0°
2:53 am Mon, Nov 30
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction Southwest 221°
44.1°

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 Anchorage

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Mar 24–25, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sep 17, 2024 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 2–3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 12, 2026 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse

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

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