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July 4, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Fairfield Heights, Maryland, USA

Jul 5, 2020 at 12:29 am
Max View in Fairfield Heights, Maryland
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Fairfield Heights, Maryland
Began: Sat, Jul 4, 2020 at 11:07 pm
Maximum: Sun, Jul 5, 2020 at 12:29 am -0.644 Magnitude
Ended: Sun, Jul 5, 2020 at 1:52 am
Duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

July 4–5, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Fairfield Heights

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
11:07 pm Sat, Jul 4
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South-southeast 150°
19.5°
12:29 am Sun, Jul 5
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South 168°
25.0°
1:52 am Sun, Jul 5
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction South 189°
25.3°

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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