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. The moon’s apparent diameter was larger than average because occurred only 3 days before perigee (Perigee on 13 January 2020) and its distance was 375,887 km (233,565 mi).

January 2020 lunar eclipse
Penumbral eclipse
Near greatest eclipse in Austria, 19:10 UT
Date10 January 2020
Gamma1.0726
Magnitude0.8956
Saros cycle114 (16 of 71)
Penumbral244 minutes, 34 seconds
Contacts (UTC)
P117:07:45
Greatest19:09:59
P421:12:19
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