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July 4, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Christiansted, US Virgin Islands (Saint Croix)

Jul 5, 2020 at 12:29 am
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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Christiansted
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 — Christiansted

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
11:07 pm Sat, Jul 4
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South-southeast 156°
43.9°
12:29 am Sun, Jul 5
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction South 182°
47.5°
1:52 am Sun, Jul 5
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.Map direction South-southwest 207°
42.6°

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 Christiansted

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Mar 3, 2026 Partial Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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