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November 30, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Petersburg, VA, USA

Nov 30, 2020 at 4:42 am
Max View in Petersburg, Virginia
Global Event: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Petersburg, Virginia
Began: Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 2:32 am
Maximum: Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 4:42 am -0.262 Magnitude
Ended: Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 6:53 am
Duration: 4 hours, 21 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

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November 30, 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Petersburg

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

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:32 am Mon, Nov 30
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction West-southwest 254°
51.5°
4:42 am Mon, Nov 30
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West 276°
26.5°
6:53 am Mon, Nov 30
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.
Map direction West-northwest 294°
2.6°

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 Petersburg

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Apr 8, 2024 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Sep 17–18, 2024 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse
Mar 13–14, 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Mar 3, 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse

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

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