Lunar Eclipse or Chandra Grahan, as better known in Hindi, was over the skies on June 5. The eclipse began on June 5 and ended on June 6. There are three types of lunar eclipses: Total, partial, and penumbral. The one that occurred on Friday was a penumbral lunar eclipse. The June full moon is nicknamed as the strawberry full moon.
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11:15 pm | LUNAR ECLIPSE 2020, CHANDRA GRAHAN IN INDIA: WATCH
Lunar eclipse has begun in India. You can watch it live on Cosmo Sapiens, Virtual Telescope, Slooh
11:05 pm | LUNAR ECLIPSE 2020, CHANDRA GRAHAN LIVE:
Lunar eclipse 2020 or Chandra Grahan Live 2020 will begin in another few minutes. It will last for over three hours.
10:00 pm | CHANDRA GRAHAN LIVE: Lunar eclipse may fully be visible
The moon is said to be above the horizon during this eclipse. So, if the weather condition is favorable then the entire eclipse will be visible to spectators. The magnitude of the eclipse is -0.405. The penumbral magnitude of the eclipse is 0.568.
9:15 pm | LUNAR ECLIPSE 2020 LIVE: TO START IN 2 HOURS
Only two hours left till the second penumbral lunar eclipse of 2020 begins. It will start at 11:15 pm tonight and end at 2:34 am on June 6. It will be at its peak at 12.54 am. The lunar eclipse of strawberry full moon will last for 3 hours and 18 minutes.
8:07 pm | LUNAR ECLIPSE LIVE: What is a penumbral lunar eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and the Moon are imperfectly aligned. The Earth blocks some of the Sun's light from directly reaching the moon with the outer part of its shadow, which is known as the penumbra. Since the penumbra is much fainter than the dark core of the Earth's shadow, a penumbral eclipse is hard to distinguish from the normal full moon.
What is a penumbral lunar eclipse
7.00 pm | CHANDRA GRAHAN LIVE: When will the lunar eclipse start/Time in India
According to timeanddate.com, the penumbral lunar eclipse will begin at 11:15 pm on June 5 and end at 2:34 am on June 6. The lunar eclipse or the strawberry full moon will be visible in its full stage at 12:54 am. The total duration of the penumbral lunar eclipse will be 3 hours and 18 minutes.
6:09 pm | STRAWBERRY FULL MOON LIVE: Where will the lunar eclipse be visible
According to timeanddate.com, the lunar eclipse will be visible to people living in most parts of Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean and Antarctica.
5:54 pm | Lunar Eclipse June 2020: How to Watch Livestream
If you are not able to catch the view of the lunar eclipse from your region, you can watch the live stream of the event. Timeanddate.com will be running a live stream of lunar eclipse 2020 on its website. You can also watch the live stream of the Strawberry full moon on YouTube channels of Slooh and Virtual Telescope. Virtual Telescope Project 2.0 will also be hosting a live telecast of the lunar eclipse on its website.
4:08 pm | Chandra Grahan Live 2020: How many lunar eclipses are there in 2020
The first lunar eclipse occurred on January 10 this year. The second eclipse will happen tonight. The third lunar eclipse of 2020 will take place in July and the last lunar eclipse will occur in November 2020. Both of them are penumbral eclipses.
4:40 pm | Strawberry Full Moon Live: Why is the phenomenon called Strawberry moon
The name is an old reference to the strawberry harvesting season. According to the farmers' almanac, the relatively short season for harvesting strawberries comes each year during the month of June.
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