| Penumbral eclipse | |||||||||
 Johannesburg, South Africa at 19:18 UT | |||||||||
| Date | 5 June 2020 | ||||||||
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| Gamma | 1.2406 | ||||||||
| Magnitude | 0.5683 | ||||||||
| Saros cycle | 111 (67 of 71) | ||||||||
| Penumbral | 198 minutes, 13 seconds | ||||||||
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A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on 5 June 2020. It was the second of four penumbral lunar eclipses in 2020. [1]
It was visible in most parts of Europe (except northern Scandinavia), Asia (except the northeast parts of the Russian Far East), Africa, Australia, eastern parts of South America and Antarctica.
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 Visibility map |
| Lunar eclipse series sets from 2020–2023 | ||||||||
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| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||||
| Saros | Date | Type Viewing | Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | Gamma | |
111 | 2020 Jun 05  | Penumbral | 1.24063 | 116 | 2020 Nov 30  | Penumbral | −1.13094 | |
121 | 2021 May 26  | Total | 0.47741 | 126 | 2021 Nov 19  | Partial | −0.45525 | |
131 | 2022 May 16  | Total | −0.25324 | 136 | 2022 Nov 08  | Total | 0.25703 | |
141 | 2023 May 05  | Penumbral | −1.03495 | 146 | 2023 Oct 28  | Partial | 0.94716 | |
| Last set | 2020 Jul 05 | Last set | 2020 Jan 10 | |||||
| Next set | 2024 Mar 25 | Next set | 2024 Sep 18 | |||||
It is part of Saros cycle 111.[ citation needed ]
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros). [2] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 118.
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