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 moon during greatest eclipse |
 Visibility map |
Gallery
Ham, Belgium, 19:08 UTC
Eclipse sequence from Austria, 18:10–20:10 UTC
Related eclipses
Eclipses of 2020
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on January 10.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on June 5.
- An annular solar eclipse on June 21.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on July 5.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on November 30.
- A total solar eclipse on December 14.
Tzolkinex
- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of November 28, 2012
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of February 20, 2027
Half-Saros cycle
- Preceded: Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011
- Followed: Solar eclipse of January 14, 2029
Tritos
- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of February 9, 2009
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of December 9, 2030
Lunar Saros 144
- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of December 30, 2001
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of January 21, 2038
Inex
- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of January 30, 1991
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of December 20, 2048
Triad
- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of March 12, 1933
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of November 11, 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_(43696968392)_(cropped).jpg) |
2018 Jul 27 |
Total |
0.1168 | 134_(cropped).jpg) |
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.
| January 4, 2011 | January 14, 2029 |
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See also
- List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
References
- 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
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