Eclipses visible in Palmdale, California, USA

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Jul 4, 2020 at 9:29 pm

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Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse, in Palmdale

Began: Sat, Jul 4, 2020 at 8:06 pm

Maximum: Sat, Jul 4, 2020 at 9:29 pm -0.644 Magnitude

Ended: Sat, Jul 4, 2020 at 10:52 pm

Duration: 2 hours, 46 minutes

July 4, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Palmdale

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

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
8:07 pm Sat, Jul 4	Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. 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.	119°	-0.1°
9:29 pm Sat, Jul 4	Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.	132°	12.6°
10:52 pm Sat, Jul 4	Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.	148°	23.1°

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

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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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Palmdale

Eclipse Visibility From Palmdale		Visibility Worldwide
	Nov 29–30, 2020 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Much of Europe, Much of Asia, Australia, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic
	May 26, 2021 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse South/East Asia, Australia, Much of North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
	Nov 18–19, 2021 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse Much of Europe, Much of Asia, Australia, North/West Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic
	May 15, 2022 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse South/West Europe, South/West Asia, Africa, Much of North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica
	Nov 8, 2022 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse North/East Europe, Asia, Australia, North America, Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica
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