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Penumbral lunar eclipse on January 11 2020 (Australia)

penumbral lunar eclipse January 11, 2020 (Australia)
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 Canberra, Australia on Saturday, January 11, 2020. (Local time Australia/Canberra)

Moonrise to moonset13h49m
Moonrise20:59
Moonset07:10
Distance to the center of the Sun147,116,435 km
Distance to the center of Earth376,768 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)99.9%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonCancer ♋
Moon age (days past new moon)14.5


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According to international time UTC, a lunar eclipse will occur on January 11, 2020 which will be visible in some parts of the world. The following shows the cities in Australia 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
CanberraYes Penumbral
SidneyYes Penumbral
New South WalesYes Penumbral
Northern TerritoryYes Penumbral
QueenslandYes Penumbral
South AustraliaYes Penumbral
TasmaniaYes Penumbral
VictoriaYes Penumbral
Western AustraliaYes 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 Australia

The following table shows the schedule and phases of the penumbral lunar eclipse of January 11, 2020 in Australia. 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.
Canberra (UTC 11)2020-01-1189.6%0%04:0817--06:10-2--08:12-24
Sidney (UTC 11)2020-01-1189.6%0%04:0816--06:10-3--08:12-26
New South Wales (UTC 11)2020-01-1189.6%0%04:0818--06:10-2--08:12-25
Northern Territory (UTC 9.5)2020-01-1189.6%0%02:3839--04:4018--06:42-7
Queensland (UTC 10)2020-01-1189.6%0%03:0830--05:107--07:12-18
South Australia (UTC 10.5)2020-01-1189.6%0%03:3826--05:409--07:42-13
Tasmania (UTC 11)2020-01-1189.6%0%04:0813--06:10-4--08:12-24
Victoria (UTC 11)2020-01-1189.6%0%04:0818--06:10-1--08:12-22
Western Australia (UTC 8)2020-01-1189.6%0%01:0839--03:1024--05:121

You can read the table above as follows: On January 11, 2020 in Canberra, Australia/Canberra (UTC 11), an penumbral lunar eclipse will start at 04:08, the maximum eclipse will occur at 06:10 when the Moon reaches an altitud of -2°;this event will come to an end at 08:12 and will have a penumbral magnitud of 0.896 (this is the fraction of the Moon obscured by the entrance to The Earth's penumbra) and an umbral magnitud of -0.116 (fraction of the Moon obscured by the umbra of The Earth).

We must take into account the altitude of the moon, for example, in Canberra, due to the low altitude of the Moon (-2 degrees) this lunar eclipse will not be very obvious.

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Content last updated on 2016-01-23