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June 5, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Limerick, Ireland (Luimneach)

Jun 5, 2020 at 9:48 pm
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Limerick
Began: Fri, Jun 5, 2020 at 9:43 pm
Maximum: Fri, Jun 5, 2020 at 9:48 pm -0.818 Magnitude
Ended: Fri, Jun 5, 2020 at 10:04 pm
Duration: 20 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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June 5, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Limerick

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
6:45 pm Fri, Jun 5Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction East 94°
-24.3°
8:24 pm Fri, Jun 5Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction East-southeast 112°
-10.6°
9:43 pm Fri, Jun 5RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction Southeast 127°
-0.2°
9:48 pm Fri, Jun 5
Maximum in Limerick This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Limerick. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Limerick because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to Southeast for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction Southeast 128°
0.2°
10:04 pm Fri, Jun 5
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to Southeast.
Map direction Southeast 131°
1.8°

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.


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

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