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{{Short description|Penumbral lunar eclipse of 30 November 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox lunar eclipse
| type = penumbral
| image = Penumbral lunar eclipse nov-11-2020-tlr1.jpg
| caption = Penumbral eclipse as viewed from [[Minneapolis, MN]], 9:24 UTC
| date = November 30, 2020
| gamma = -1.1309
| magnitude = −0.2602
| saros_ser = 116
| saros_no = 58 of 73
| penumbral = 260 minutes, 59 seconds
| p1 = 7:32:21
| greatest = 9:42:49
| p4 = 11:53:20
| previous = July 2020
| next = May 2021
}}
A penumbral [[lunar eclipse]] occurred at the Moon’s [[Lunar node|ascending node]] of orbit on Monday, November 30, 2020,<ref>{{cite web|title=November 29–30, 2020 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2020-november-30|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=17 November 2024}}</ref> with an umbral [[Magnitude of eclipse|magnitude]] of −0.2602. 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. Occurring about 3.6 days after [[Apsis|apogee]] (on November 26, 2020, at 19:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.<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 last 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 [[July 2020 lunar eclipse|July 5]].

== Visibility ==
The eclipse was completely visible over [[northeast Asia]] and [[North America]], seen rising over [[east Asia]] and [[Australia]] and setting over [[South America]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of 2020 Nov 30|url=https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2020Nov30N.pdf|publisher=NASA|access-date=17 November 2024}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable
|[[File:Lunar eclipse from moon-2020Nov30.png|315px]] [[File:Lunar eclipse chart close-2020Nov30.png|315px]]
|- align=center
|[[File:Visibility Lunar Eclipse 2020-11-30.png|640px]] Visibility map
|}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Penumbral lunar eclipse nov-11-2020-tlr2.gif|Minneapolis, 1:45 UT and 9:24 UT
File:Nov-30-lunar-eclipse.jpg|9:40 UT
File:Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of November, 2020.jpg|[[Hefei]], [[China]], 10:03 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 Nov 30|url=https://eclipsewise.com/lunar/LEprime/2001-2100/LE2020Nov30Nprime.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}}"
|+November 30, 2020 Lunar Eclipse Parameters
! Parameter
! Value
|-
| Penumbral Magnitude
| 0.83023
|-
| Umbral Magnitude
| −0.26023
|-
| Gamma
| −1.13094
|-
| Sun Right Ascension
| 16h27m40.0s
|-
| Sun Declination
| -21°44'31.0"
|-
| Sun Semi-Diameter
| 16'13.1"
|-
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax
| 08.9"
|-
| Moon Right Ascension
| 04h28m46.7s
|-
| Moon Declination
| +20°44'46.4"
|-
| Moon Semi-Diameter
| 14'52.4"
|-
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax
| 0°54'35.1"
|-
| ΔT
| 69.8 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]].

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Eclipse season of November–December 2020
! November 30 Ascending node (full moon) !! [[Solar eclipse of December 14, 2020|December 14]] Descending node (new moon) 
|-
| [[File:Lunar eclipse chart close-2020Nov30.png|200px]] || [[File:SE2020Dec14T.png|200px]]
|- align=center
| [[Lunar eclipse#Types of lunar eclipse|Penumbral lunar eclipse]] Lunar Saros 116 || [[Total eclipse#Types|Total solar eclipse]] Solar Saros 142
|}

== 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]].
* [[July 2020 lunar eclipse|A penumbral lunar eclipse on July 5]].
* '''A penumbral lunar eclipse on November 30.'''
* [[Solar eclipse of December 14, 2020|A total solar eclipse on December 14]].

=== Metonic ===
* Preceded by: [[February 2017 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of February 11, 2017]]
* Followed by: [[September 2024 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of September 18, 2024]]

=== Tzolkinex ===
* Preceded by: [[October 2013 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of October 18, 2013]]
* Followed by: [[January 2028 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of January 12, 2028]]

=== Half-Saros ===
* Preceded by: [[Solar eclipse of November 25, 2011]]
* Followed by: [[Solar eclipse of December 5, 2029]]

=== Tritos ===
* Preceded by: [[December 2009 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of December 31, 2009]]
* Followed by: [[October 2031 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of October 30, 2031]]

=== Lunar Saros 116 ===
* Preceded by: [[November 2002 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of November 20, 2002]]
* Followed by: [[December 2038 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of December 11, 2038]]

=== Inex ===
* Preceded by: [[December 1991 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of December 21, 1991]]
* Followed by: [[November 2049 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of November 9, 2049]]

=== Triad ===
* Preceded by: [[January 1934 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of January 30, 1934]]
* Followed by: [[October 2107 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of October 2, 2107]]

=== Lunar eclipses of 2020–2023 ===
{{Lunar eclipse set 2020-2023}}

=== Saros 116 ===
{{Lunar Saros series 116}}

=== Tritos series ===
{{Lunar Tritos series December 2009}}

=== Inex series ===
{{Lunar Inex series November 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 123]].
{| class=wikitable
![[Solar eclipse of November 25, 2011|November 25, 2011]]
![[Solar eclipse of December 5, 2029|December 5, 2029]]
|-
|[[File:SE2011Nov25P.png|240px]]
|[[File:SE2029Dec05P.png|240px]]
|}

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

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.hermit.org/eclipse/gen_stats.cgi?mode=query&page=full&qtype=type&body=L&saros=116 Saros cycle 116]
* {{LEplot2001 link|2020|Nov|30|N}}
{{Commons category|Lunar eclipse of 2020 November 30}}
{{Lunar eclipses}}

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