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July 5, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Christchurch, New Zealand (Ōtautahi)

Jul 5, 2020 at 4:59 pm
Near max in Christchurch
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Christchurch, Canterbury
Began: Sun, Jul 5, 2020 at 4:55 pm
Maximum: Sun, Jul 5, 2020 at 4:59 pm -0.691 Magnitude
Ended: Sun, Jul 5, 2020 at 5:52 pm
Duration: 57 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

July 5, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Christchurch

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
3:07 pm Sun, Jul 5Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse begins Below horizonMap direction Southeast 143°
-14.4°
4:29 pm Sun, Jul 5Not directly visibleMaximum Eclipse Below horizonMap direction Southeast 128°
-4.4°
4:55 pm Sun, Jul 5RisingMoonrise RisingMap direction Southeast 124°
-0.2°
4:59 pm Sun, Jul 5
Maximum in Christchurch This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Christchurch. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Christchurch 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 East-southeast for the best view of the eclipse.
Map direction East-southeast 123°
0.2°
5:52 pm Sun, Jul 5
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East-southeast.
Map direction East-southeast 115°
7.9°

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 Christchurch

Eclipse Visibility From ChristchurchVisibility Worldwide
Mar 14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 8, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Sep 22, 2025 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 3–4, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 28, 2026 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

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

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