November 2020 lunar eclipse
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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.
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Penumbral eclipse | |||||||||
Date | 30 November 2020 | ||||||||
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Gamma | −1.1309 | ||||||||
Magnitude | 0.8285 | ||||||||
Saros cycle | 116 (58 of 73) | ||||||||
Penumbral | 260 minutes, 59 seconds | ||||||||
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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]