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 eclipse | |||||||||
 Near greatest eclipse in Austria, 19:10 UT | |||||||||
| Date | 10 January 2020 | ||||||||
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| Gamma | 1.0726 | ||||||||
| Magnitude | 0.8956 | ||||||||
| Saros cycle | 114 (16 of 71) | ||||||||
| Penumbral | 244 minutes, 34 seconds | ||||||||
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Visibility
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Gallery
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Oria, Italy, 18:09 UTC
San Jose del Monte, Philippines, 18:47 UTC
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 19:03 UTC
Ham, Belgium, 19:08 UTC
Pamplona, Spain, 20:19 UTC
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 | ||||||||
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| 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.webp) |
2018 Jul 27 |
Total |
0.1168 | 134_(cropped).jpg.webp) |
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 |
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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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