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June 5, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Fairfield Mill, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Jun 5, 2020 at 9:24 pm
Max View in Fairfield Mill
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Fairfield Mill
Began: Fri, Jun 5, 2020 at 7:45 pm
Maximum: Fri, Jun 5, 2020 at 9:24 pm -0.406 Magnitude
Ended: Fri, Jun 5, 2020 at 11:04 pm
Duration: 3 hours, 18 minutes

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June 5, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Fairfield Mill

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
7:45 pm Fri, Jun 5
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction East 97°
33.3°
9:24 pm Fri, Jun 5
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction East 86°
54.3°
11:04 pm Fri, Jun 5
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction East-northeast 62°
74.8°

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


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