November 2020 lunar eclipse

November 2020 lunar eclipse
Penumbral eclipse
	Minneapolis, MN at 9:24 UT
Date	30 November 2020
Gamma	−1.1309
Magnitude	0.8285
Saros cycle	116 (58 of 73)
Penumbral	260 minutes, 59 seconds
P1
Contacts (UTC)
P1	7:32:21
Greatest	9:42:49
P4	11:53:20
	← July 2020 May 2021 →

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on 30 November 2020. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs at full moon when the Moon passes through Earth's penumbral shadow.

The penumbra caused a subtle dimming on the lunar surface, which was only visible to the naked eye when 82.85% of the Moon's diameter had immersed into Earth's penumbral shadow.^[1]

Visibility

It was visible after sunset from east Asia and Australia, and before dawn in North and South America.


Visibility map

Gallery

Minneapolis, 1:45 UT and 9:24 UT
9:40 UT
Hefei, China, 10:03 UTC

Related eclipses

Eclipses of 2020

A penumbral lunar eclipse on 10 January.
A penumbral lunar eclipse on 5 June.
An annular solar eclipse on 21 June.
A penumbral lunar eclipse on 5 July.
A penumbral lunar eclipse on 30 November.
A total solar eclipse on 14 December.

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2020–2023
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

Saros series

It is part of Saros cycle 116.

Half-Saros cycle

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 123.

25 November 2011	5 December 2029

Tritos series

Preceded: Lunar eclipse of December 31, 2009
Followed: Lunar eclipse of October 30, 2031

Tzolkinex

Preceded: Lunar eclipse of October 18, 2013
Followed: Lunar eclipse of January 12, 2028

References

^ H. Mucke, J. Meeus (1992). Canon of Lunar Eclipses -2002 to +2526 (3rd ed.). Astronomisches Büro Wien. p. V.
^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros

External links

Saros cycle 116
2020 Nov 30 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC

[1] H. Mucke, J. Meeus (1992). Canon of Lunar Eclipses -2002 to +2526 (3rd ed.). Astronomisches Büro Wien. p. V.

[2] Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros

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