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{{Short description|Penumbral lunar eclipse of 5 July 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox lunar eclipse
| type = penumbral
| image = Penumbral eclipse moonrise (50079624131).jpg
| caption = During moonrise in [[Springfield, OR]] at 4:22 UTC
| date = July 5, 2020
| gamma = -1.3639
| magnitude = −0.6422
| saros_ser = 149
| saros_no = 3 of 72
| penumbral = 165 minutes, 0 seconds
| p1 = 3:07:23
| greatest = 4:30:00
| p4 = 5:52:23
| previous = June 2020
| next = November 2020
}}
A penumbral [[lunar eclipse]] occurred at the Moon’s [[Lunar node|descending node]] of orbit on Sunday, July 5, 2020,<ref>{{cite web|title=July 4–5, 2020 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2020-july-5|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=17 November 2024}}</ref> with an umbral [[Magnitude of eclipse|magnitude]] of −0.6422. A lunar eclipse occurs when the [[Moon]] moves into the [[Earth's shadow]], causing the Moon to be darkened. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when part or all of the Moon's near side passes into the Earth's penumbra. Unlike a [[solar eclipse]], which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the [[night]] side of Earth. The Moon's apparent diameter was near the average diameter because it occurred 5.3 days after [[Apsis|perigee]] (on June 29, 2020, at 22:10 UTC) and 7.5 days before [[Apsis|apogee]] (on July 12, 2020, at 15:30 UTC).<ref>{{cite web|title=Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/distance.html?year=2020&n=136|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=17 November 2024}}</ref>

This eclipse was the third of four penumbral lunar eclipses in 2020, with the others occurring on [[January 2020 lunar eclipse|January 10]], [[June 2020 lunar eclipse|June 5]], and [[November 2020 lunar eclipse|November 30]].

== Visibility ==
The eclipse was completely visible over [[North America|North]] and [[South America]] and [[west Africa]], seen rising over northwestern North America and the central [[Pacific Ocean]] and setting over much of [[Africa]] and [[western Europe]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2020 Jul 05|url=https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2020Jul05N.pdf|publisher=NASA|access-date=17 November 2024}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable
|[[File:Lunar eclipse from moon-2020Jul05.png|315px]] [[File:Lunar eclipse chart close-2020Jul05.png|315px]]
|- align=center
|[[File:Visibility Lunar Eclipse 2020-07-05.png|640px]] Visibility map
|}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Full Moon Near Moscow, Idaho (50083586117).jpg|[[Moscow, Idaho]], 5:38 UTC
</gallery>

== Eclipse details ==
Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.<ref>{{cite web|title=Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2020 Jul 05|url=https://eclipsewise.com/lunar/LEprime/2001-2100/LE2020Jul05Nprime.html|publisher=EclipseWise.com|access-date=17 November 2024}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" align="{{{align|left}}}" style="margin:{{#ifeq:{{{align}}}|right|0 0 0.5em 1em|0 1em 0.5em 0}}"
|+July 5, 2020 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
! Parameter
! Value
|-
| Penumbral Magnitude
| 0.35600
|-
| Umbral Magnitude
| −0.64219
|-
| Gamma
| −1.36387
|-
| Sun Right Ascension
| 06h59m10.5s
|-
| Sun Declination
| +22°44'23.3"
|-
| Sun Semi-Diameter
| 15'43.9"
|-
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax
| 08.6"
|-
| Moon Right Ascension
| 18h59m12.6s
|-
| Moon Declination
| -24°03'16.2"
|-
| Moon Semi-Diameter
| 15'45.6"
|-
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax
| 0°57'50.4"
|-
| ΔT
| 69.7 s
|}
{{clear}}

== Eclipse season ==
{{See also|Eclipse cycle}}
This eclipse is part of an [[eclipse season]], a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a [[fortnight]]. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one [[month#Synodic month|synodic month]].

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Eclipse season of June–July 2020
! [[June 2020 lunar eclipse|June 5]] Descending node (full moon) !! [[Solar eclipse of June 21, 2020|June 21]] Ascending node (new moon) !! July 5 Descending node (full moon) 
|-
| [[File:Lunar eclipse chart close-2020Jun05.png|200px]] || [[File:SE2020Jun21A.png|200px]] || [[File:Lunar eclipse chart close-2020Jul05.png|200px]]
|- align=center
| [[Lunar eclipse#Types of lunar eclipse|Penumbral lunar eclipse]] Lunar Saros 111 || [[Total eclipse#Types|Annular solar eclipse]] Solar Saros 137 || [[Lunar eclipse#Types of lunar eclipse|Penumbral lunar eclipse]] Lunar Saros 149
|}

== Related eclipses ==
=== Eclipses in 2020 ===
* [[January 2020 lunar eclipse|A penumbral lunar eclipse on January 10]].
* [[June 2020 lunar eclipse|A penumbral lunar eclipse on June 5]].
* [[Solar eclipse of June 21, 2020|An annular solar eclipse on June 21]].
* '''A penumbral lunar eclipse on July 5.'''
* [[November 2020 lunar eclipse|A penumbral lunar eclipse on November 30]].
* [[Solar eclipse of December 14, 2020|A total solar eclipse on December 14]].

=== Metonic ===
* Preceded by: [[September 2016 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of September 16, 2016]]

=== Tzolkinex ===
* Preceded by: [[May 2013 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of May 25, 2013]]
* Followed by: [[August 2027 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of August 17, 2027]]

=== Half-Saros ===
* Preceded by: [[Solar eclipse of July 1, 2011]]
* Followed by: [[Solar eclipse of July 11, 2029]]

=== Tritos ===
* Preceded by: [[August 2009 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of August 6, 2009]]
* Followed by: [[June 2031 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of June 5, 2031]]

=== Lunar Saros 149 ===
* Preceded by: [[June 2002 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of June 24, 2002]]
* Followed by: [[July 2038 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of July 16, 2038]]

=== Inex ===
* Preceded by: [[July 1991 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of July 26, 1991]]
* Followed by: [[June 2049 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of June 15, 2049]]

=== Triad ===
* Preceded by: [[September 1933 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of September 4, 1933]]
* Followed by: [[May 2107 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of May 7, 2107]]

=== Lunar eclipses of 2016–2020 ===
{{Lunar eclipse set 2016-2020}}

=== Saros 149 ===
{{Lunar Saros series 149}}

=== Tritos series ===
{{Lunar Tritos series August 2009}}

=== Inex series ===
{{Lunar Inex series July 2020}}

=== Half-Saros cycle ===
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a [[Saros (astronomy)#Relationship between lunar and solar saros .28sar.29|half saros]]).<ref>Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, ''The half-saros''</ref> This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of [[Solar Saros 156]].
{| class=wikitable
![[Solar eclipse of July 1, 2011|July 1, 2011]]
![[Solar eclipse of July 11, 2029|July 11, 2029]]
|-
|[[File:SE2011Jul01P.png|240px]]
|[[File:SE2029Jul11P.png|240px]]
|}

== See also ==
*[[List of lunar eclipses]] and [[List of 21st-century lunar eclipses]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{LEplot2001 link|2020|Jul|05|N}}
* [http://www.hermit.org/eclipse/gen_stats.cgi?mode=query&page=full&qtype=type&body=L&saros=149 Hermit eclipse: Saros cycle 149]
* [http://www.hermit.org/Eclipse/when_lunars.html Hermit eclipse: 5 Jul 2020 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse]

{{Lunar eclipses}}

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