Penumbral lunar eclipse on July 5 2020 (Sierra Leone)
Note: This image is here for illustrative purposes and does not represent the actual eclipse on this date.
The Moon information shown here applies to Freetown, Sierra Leone on Sunday, July 5, 2020. (Local time Africa/Freetown)
Moonrise to moonset
13h2m
Moonrise
19:49
Moonset
06:47
Distance to the center of the Sun
152,099,215 km
Distance to the center of Earth
380,749 km
Moon ilumination (at midnight)
100%
Lunar phase
waxing
Current zodiac sign the Moon
Aries ♈
Moon age (days past new moon)
14.6
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According to international time UTC, a lunar eclipse will occur on July 5, 2020 which will be visible in some parts of the world. The following shows the cities in Sierra Leone from which the eclipse could be visible (note that the following is a short list of some of the main cities, the eclipse may be visible from other cities not listed here). The date and local time of the event shown below.
This image shows the global map with two regions: the shaded region where you can not see the lunar eclipse, and the blank region, where it can be seen. The image details the type of eclipse, the magnitude of the penumbra and umbra, Saros series to which this eclipse belongs, among other data. The date and time displayed in this image are international date and time, therefore, they might not apply to your country. However, to know the date and exact time of penumbral lunar eclipse in your country, you can see the table below. (Click on the image to enlarge it).
Eclipse schedule in Sierra Leone
The following table shows the schedule and phases of the penumbral lunar eclipse of July 5, 2020 in Sierra Leone. For each city we have assigned a time zone which is very precise and it takes into account Daylight Saving Time (if applicable).
You can read the table above as follows: On July 5, 2020 in Freetown, Africa/Freetown (UTC 0), an penumbral lunar eclipse will start at 03:07, the maximum eclipse will occur at 04:30 when the Moon reaches an altitud of 28°;this event will come to an end at 05:52 and will have a penumbral magnitud of 0.355 (this is the fraction of the Moon obscured by the entrance to The Earth's penumbra) and an umbral magnitud of -0.644 (fraction of the Moon obscured by the umbra of The Earth).
Source: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak and Chris O'Byrne (NASA's GSFC).
Moon-Planet Conjunctions
A Moon-planet conjunction occurs when an astronomical object has either the same, or nearly the same, right ascension or the same ecliptic longitude of that of the Moon, as observed from Earth. Check all the conjunctions in July 2020.
This image shows the global map with two regions: the shaded region where you can not see the lunar eclipse, and the blank region, where it can be seen. The image details the type of eclipse, the magnitude of the penumbra and umbra, Saros series to which this eclipse belongs, among other data. The date and time displayed in this image are international date and time, therefore, they might not apply to your country. However, to know the date and exact time of penumbral lunar eclipse in your country, you can see the table below. (Click on the image to enlarge it).