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January 10, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Samaranayakapura, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Jan 11, 2020 at 12:40 am
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Samaranayakapura
Began: Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 10:37 pm
Maximum: Sat, Jan 11, 2020 at 12:40 am -0.116 Magnitude
Ended: Sat, Jan 11, 2020 at 2:42 am
Duration: 4 hours, 5 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

January 10–11, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Samaranayakapura

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TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
10:37 pm Fri, Jan 10
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction Northeast 51°
61.5°
12:40 am Sat, Jan 11
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction North-northwest 342°
72.6°
2:42 am Sat, Jan 11
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction West-northwest 299°
52.1°

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


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Samaranayakapura

Eclipse Visibility From SamaranayakapuraVisibility Worldwide
Sep 7–8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Jul 6–7, 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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