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Penumbral lunar eclipse on July 5 2020 (Zambia)

penumbral lunar eclipse July 5, 2020 (Zambia)
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 Lusaka, Zambia on Sunday, July 5, 2020. (Local time Africa/Lusaka)

Moonrise to moonset11h32m
Moonrise18:11
Moonset06:39
Distance to the center of the Sun152,099,264 km
Distance to the center of Earth380,349 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)99.9%
Lunar phasewaxing
Current zodiac sign the MoonAries ♈
Moon age (days past new moon)14.5


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According to international time UTC, a lunar eclipse will occur on July 5, 2020 which will be visible in some parts of the world. The following shows the cities in Zambia 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
LusakaYes 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 Zambia

The following table shows the schedule and phases of the penumbral lunar eclipse of July 5, 2020 in Zambia. 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.
Lusaka (UTC 2)2020-07-0535.5%0%05:0719--06:301--07:52-16

You can read the table above as follows: On July 5, 2020 in Lusaka, Africa/Lusaka (UTC 2), an penumbral lunar eclipse will start at 05:07, the maximum eclipse will occur at 06:30 when the Moon reaches an altitud of 1°;this event will come to an end at 07:52 and will have a penumbral magnitud of 0.355 (this is the fraction of the Moon obscured by the entrance to The Earth's penumbra) and an umbral magnitud of -0.644 (fraction of the Moon obscured by the umbra of The Earth).

We must take into account the altitude of the moon, for example, in Lusaka, due to the low altitude of the Moon (1 degrees) this lunar eclipse will not be very obvious.

Moon-Planet Conjunctions

A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth. Check all the conjunctions in July 2020.

Astronomical ObjectsDate and TimeDegrees Apart
Moon and Jupiter2020-07-05 23:37Jupiter is 1.9 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and SaturnJuly 6Saturn is 2.6 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and MarsJuly 11Mars is 2.2 degrees North of the Moon.
Moon and VenusJuly 17Venus is 3.4 degrees South of the Moon.

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