January 2020 lunar eclipse

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on 10 January 2020. It was the first of four penumbral lunar eclipses in 2020.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 10 January 2020
Near greatest eclipse in Austria, 19:10 UTC
The moon will perceptibly dim as it passes through the Earth's northern penumbral shadow
Series (and member)	144 (16 of 71)
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Penumbral	4:04:34
Contacts
P1	17:07:45 UTC
Greatest	19:09:59
P4	21:12:19

Visibility

View of earth from the moon during greatest eclipse

Visibility map

Gallery

• 
  Oria, Italy, 18:09 UTC
• 
  San Jose del Monte, Philippines, 18:47 UTC
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  Colombo, Sri Lanka, 19:03 UTC
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  Ham, Belgium, 19:08 UTC
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  Tilehurst, England, 19:10 UTC
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  Pamplona, Spain, 20:19 UTC
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  Eclipse sequence from Austria, 18:10–20:10 UTC

Related eclipses

Eclipses of 2020

• A penumbral lunar eclipse on 10 January.
• A penumbral lunar eclipse on 5 June.
• An annular solar eclipse on 21 June.
• A penumbral lunar eclipse on 5 July.
• A penumbral lunar eclipse on 30 November.
• A total solar eclipse on 14 December.

Tzolkinex

• Preceded: Lunar eclipse of 28 November 2012
• Followed: Lunar eclipse of 20 February 2027

Half-Saros cycle

• Preceded: Solar eclipse of 4 January 2011
• Followed: Solar eclipse of 14 January 2029

Tritos

• Preceded: Lunar eclipse of 9 February 2009
• Followed: Lunar eclipse of 9 December 2030

Lunar Saros 144

• Preceded: Lunar eclipse of 30 December 2001
• Followed: Lunar eclipse of 21 January 2038

Inex

• Preceded: Lunar eclipse of 30 January 1991
• Followed: Lunar eclipse of 20 December 2048

Triad

• Preceded: Lunar eclipse of 12 March 1933
• Followed: Lunar eclipse of 11 November 2106

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2016–2020
Descending node					Ascending node
Saros	Date	Type Viewing	Gamma		Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart	Gamma
109	2016 Aug 18	Penumbral	1.5641		114	2017 Feb 11	Penumbral	-1.0255
119	2017 Aug 07	Partial	0.8669		124	2018 Jan 31	Total	-0.3014
129	2018 Jul 27	Total	0.1168		134	2019 Jan 21	Total	0.3684
139	2019 Jul 16	Partial	-0.6430		144	2020 Jan 10	Penumbral	1.2406
149	2020 Jul 05	Penumbral	-1.3639
Last set	2016 Sep 16				Last set	2016 Mar 23
Next set	2020 Jun 05				Next set	2020 Nov 30

Saros series

It is part of Saros cycle 144.

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[1] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 151.

4 January 2011	14 January 2029

See also

• List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses

References

1. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros

External links

• 2020 Jan 10 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
• Hermit eclipse: Saros cycle 144
• Hermit eclipse: 10 Jan 2020 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse