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Penumbral lunar eclipse on June 6 2020 (India)

penumbral lunar eclipse June 6, 2020 (India)
Note: This image is here for illustrative purposes and does not represent the actual eclipse on this date.

The Moon information shown here applies to Delhi, India on Saturday, June 6, 2020. (Local time Asia/Kolkata)

Moonrise to moonset14h21m
Moonrise20:01
Moonset05:40
Distance to the center of the Sun151,816,771 km
Distance to the center of Earth373,045 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)100%
Lunar phasefull moon
Current zodiac sign the MoonSagittarius ♐
Moon age (days past new moon)14.7


Choose a country from the list to get relevant information:

According to international time UTC, a lunar eclipse will occur on June 6, 2020 which will be visible in some parts of the world. The following shows the cities in India from which the eclipse could be visible (note that the following is a short list of some of the main cities, the eclipse may be visible from other cities not listed here). The date and local time of the event shown below.

CityEclipse visible?Phase
DelhiYes Penumbral
Andhara PradeshYes Penumbral
AssamYes Penumbral
BangalaYes Penumbral
BiharYes Penumbral
ChandigarhYes Penumbral
ChhattisgarhYes Penumbral
GujaratYes Penumbral
HaryanaYes Penumbral
IndiaYes Penumbral
Jammu and KashmirYes Penumbral
KarnatakaYes Penumbral
KeralaYes Penumbral
Madhya PradeshYes Penumbral
MaharashtraYes Penumbral
ManipurYes Penumbral
MegahalayaYes Penumbral
OrissaYes Penumbral
PondisheriYes Penumbral
PunjabYes Penumbral
RajasthanYes Penumbral
Tamil NaduYes Penumbral
TripuraYes Penumbral
Uttar PradeshYes Penumbral
UttaranchalYes Penumbral

Information about this eclipse

penumbral lunar eclipse This image shows the global map with two regions: the shaded region where you can not see the lunar eclipse, and the blank region, where it can be seen. The image details the type of eclipse, the magnitude of the penumbra and umbra, Saros series to which this eclipse belongs, among other data. The date and time displayed in this image are international date and time, therefore, they might not apply to your country. However, to know the date and exact time of penumbral lunar eclipse in your country, you can see the table below. (Click on the image to enlarge it).


Eclipse schedule in India

The following table shows the schedule and phases of the penumbral lunar eclipse of June 6, 2020 in India. For each city we have assigned a time zone which is very precise and it takes into account Daylight Saving Time (if applicable).

Moon alt.: Excellent  Good  Low  Too low  

CityDetails
Event datePen. Mag.Umb. Mag.Penumbral eclipse beginsMoon alt.Partial eclipse beginsUmbral eclipse beginsMax. eclipse beginsMoon alt.Umbral eclipse endsPartial eclipse endsPenumbral eclipse endsMoon alt.
Delhi (UTC 5.5)2020-06-0556.8%0%23:1637--00:5538--02:3430
Andhara Pradesh (UTC 5.5)2020-06-0556.8%0%23:1650--00:5550--02:3437
Assam (UTC 5.5)2020-06-0556.8%0%23:1642--00:5536--02:3422
Bangala (UTC 5.5)2020-06-0556.8%0%23:1644--00:5540--02:3426
Bihar (UTC 5.5)2020-06-0556.8%0%23:1642--00:5539--02:3427
Chandigarh (UTC 5.5)2020-06-0556.8%0%23:1635--00:5536--02:3428
Chhattisgarh (UTC 5.5)2020-06-0556.8%0%23:1646--00:5545--02:3433
Gujarat (UTC 5.5)2020-06-0556.8%0%23:1641--00:5545--02:3438
Haryana (UTC 5.5)2020-06-0556.8%0%23:1636--00:5538--02:3430
India (UTC 5.5)2020-06-0556.8%0%23:1641--00:5544--02:3437
Jammu and Kashmir (UTC 5.5)2020-06-0556.8%0%23:1632--00:5533--02:3426
Karnataka (UTC 5.5)2020-06-0556.8%0%23:1650--00:5552--02:3441
Kerala (UTC 5.5)2020-06-0556.8%0%23:1654--00:5557--02:3445
Madhya Pradesh (UTC 5.5)2020-06-0556.8%0%23:1642--00:5543--02:3433
Maharashtra (UTC 5.5)2020-06-0556.8%0%23:1646--00:5548--02:3438
Manipur (UTC 5.5)2020-06-0556.8%0%23:1643--00:5537--02:3423
Megahalaya (UTC 5.5)2020-06-0556.8%0%23:1642--00:5537--02:3424
Orissa (UTC 5.5)2020-06-0556.8%0%23:1647--00:5545--02:3432
Pondisheri (UTC 5.5)2020-06-0556.8%0%23:1654--00:5554--02:3441
Punjab (UTC 5.5)2020-06-0556.8%0%23:1634--00:5536--02:3429
Rajasthan (UTC 5.5)2020-06-0556.8%0%23:1638--00:5541--02:3433
Tamil Nadu (UTC 5.5)2020-06-0556.8%0%23:1654--00:5556--02:3443
Tripura (UTC 5.5)2020-06-0556.8%0%23:1644--00:5539--02:3425
Uttar Pradesh (UTC 5.5)2020-06-0556.8%0%23:1640--00:5539--02:3429
Uttaranchal (UTC 5.5)2020-06-0556.8%0%23:1636--00:5537--02:3428

You can read the table above as follows: On June 5, 2020 in Delhi, Asia/Kolkata (UTC 5.5), an penumbral lunar eclipse will start at 23:16, the maximum eclipse will occur at 00:55 when the Moon reaches an altitud of 38°;this event will come to an end at 02:34 and will have a penumbral magnitud of 0.568 (this is the fraction of the Moon obscured by the entrance to The Earth's penumbra) and an umbral magnitud of -0.405 (fraction of the Moon obscured by the umbra of The Earth).

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