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Penumbral lunar eclipse on June 5 2020 (United Kingdom)

penumbral lunar eclipse June 5, 2020 (United Kingdom)
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 London, England, United Kingdom on Friday, June 5, 2020. (Local time Europe/London)

Moonrise to moonset16h24m
Moonrise21:02
Moonset04:38
Distance to the center of the Sun151,800,652 km
Distance to the center of Earth369,838 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)99%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonSagittarius ♐
Moon age (days past new moon)13.8


Choose a country from the list to get relevant information:

According to international time UTC, a lunar eclipse will occur on June 5, 2020 which will be visible in some parts of the world. The following shows the cities in United Kingdom 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
London, EnglandYes Penumbral
Manchester, EnglandYes Penumbral
Birmingham, EnglandYes Penumbral
Liverpool, EnglandYes Penumbral
Cardiff, WalesYes Penumbral
Swansea, WalesYes Penumbral
Newport, WalesYes Penumbral
Wrexham, WalesYes Penumbral
Glasgow, ScotlandYes Penumbral
Edinburgh, ScotlandYes Penumbral
Aberdeen, ScotlandYes Penumbral
Dundee, ScotlandYes Penumbral
Belfast, Northern IrelandYes Penumbral
Derry, Northern IrelandNo-
Lisburn, Northern IrelandYes Penumbral
Newtownabbey, Northern IrelandYes 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 United Kingdom

The following table shows the schedule and phases of the penumbral lunar eclipse of June 5, 2020 in United Kingdom. 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.
London, England (UTC 1)2020-06-0556.8%0%18:46-19--20:25-5--22:046
Manchester, England (UTC 1)2020-06-0556.8%0%18:46-21--20:25-7--22:044
Birmingham, England (UTC 1)2020-06-0556.8%0%18:46-20--20:25-7--22:044
Liverpool, England (UTC 1)2020-06-0556.8%0%18:46-21--20:25-8--22:043
Cardiff, Wales (UTC 1)2020-06-0556.8%0%18:46-21--20:25-7--22:045
Swansea, Wales (UTC 1)2020-06-0556.8%0%18:46-21--20:25-8--22:044
Newport, Wales (UTC 1)2020-06-0556.8%0%18:46-21--20:25-7--22:045
Wrexham, Wales (UTC 1)2020-06-0556.8%0%18:46-21--20:25-8--22:044
Glasgow, Scotland (UTC 1)2020-06-0556.8%0%18:46-22--20:25-10--22:041
Edinburgh, Scotland (UTC 1)2020-06-0556.8%0%18:46-22--20:25-9--22:041
Aberdeen, Scotland (UTC 1)2020-06-0556.8%0%18:46-21--20:25-9--22:041
Dundee, Scotland (UTC 1)2020-06-0556.8%0%18:46-22--20:25-9--22:041
Belfast, Northern Ireland (UTC 1)2020-06-0556.8%0%18:46-23--20:25-10--22:041
Lisburn, Northern Ireland (UTC 1)2020-06-0556.8%0%18:46-23--20:25-10--22:041
Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland (UTC 1)2020-06-0556.8%0%18:46-23--20:25-10--22:041

You can read the table above as follows: On June 5, 2020 in London, England, Europe/London (UTC 1), an penumbral lunar eclipse will start at 18:46, the maximum eclipse will occur at 20:25 when the Moon reaches an altitud of -5°;this event will come to an end at 22:04 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).

We must take into account the altitude of the moon, for example, in London, England, due to the low altitude of the Moon (-5 degrees) this lunar eclipse will not be very obvious.

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