Home   Sun & Moon   Eclipses   29–30 November 2020 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

29–30 November 2020 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

This is the last penumbral lunar eclipse of 2020. Residents of North and South America, Australia, and parts of Asia saw about 82% of the Full Moon turn a shade darker during the maximum phase of this eclipse.

Was this Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in London?

What This Lunar Eclipse Looked Like

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

Live Eclipse Animation will start at:
Live Eclipse Animation has ended.
You are using an outdated browser, to view the animation please update or switch to a modern browser. Alternatively you can view the old animation by clicking here.

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

Try our new interactive eclipse maps. Zoom in and search for accurate eclipse times and visualizations for any location.

Regions seeing, at least, some parts of the eclipse: Much of Europe, Much of Asia, Australia, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic.

Expand for some cities where penumbral eclipse was visible

Was this eclipse visible in London?

Eclipse Map and Animation

The animation shows where this penumbral lunar eclipse is visible during the night (dark “wave” slowly moving across the Earth's surface).

Shades of darkness

Night, moon high up in sky.

Moon between 12 and 18 degrees above horizon.

Moon between 6 and 12 degrees above horizon. Make sure you have free line of sight.

Moon between 0 and 6 degrees above horizon. May be hard to see due to brightness and line of sight.

Day, moon and eclipse both not visible.

Note: Twilight will affect the visibility of the eclipse, as well as weather.

Note that since it is a penumbral eclipse, it can be hard to see, as the Moon will only be a bit fainter.

Eclipse was visible.

Eclipse was not visible at all.

Note: Areas with lighter shadings left (West) of the center will experience the eclipse after moonrise/sunset. Areas with lighter shadings right (East) of the center will experience the eclipse until moonset/sunrise. Actual eclipse visibility depends on weather conditions and line of sight to the Moon.

When the Eclipse Happened Worldwide — Timeline

Lunar eclipses can be visible from everywhere on the night side of the Earth, if the sky is clear. From some places the entire eclipse will be visible, while in other areas the Moon will rise or set during the eclipse.

EventUTC TimeTime in London*Visible in London
Penumbral Eclipse began30 Nov, 07:32:2230 Nov, 07:32:22Yes
Maximum Eclipse30 Nov, 09:42:5330 Nov, 09:42:53No, below the horizon
Penumbral Eclipse ended30 Nov, 11:53:2230 Nov, 11:53:22No, below the horizon

* The Moon was below the horizon in London some of the time, so that part of the eclipse was not visible.

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds.

Quick Facts About This Eclipse

DataValueComments
Magnitude-0.262Fraction of the Moon’s diameter covered by Earth’s umbra
Obscuration0.0%Percentage of the Moon's area covered by Earth's umbra
Penumbral magnitude0.829Fraction of the Moon's diameter covered by Earth's penumbra
Overall duration4 hours, 21 minutesPeriod between the beginning and end of all eclipse phases

An Eclipse Never Comes Alone!

A solar eclipse always occurs about two weeks before or after a lunar eclipse.

Usually, there are two eclipses in a row, but other times, there are three during the same eclipse season.

All eclipses 1900 — 2199

This is the first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: 14 December 2020 — Total Solar Eclipse