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THREAD 1 : 5th June 2020 - LUNAR ECLIPSE
Eclipses hold a crucial place in our religion and astrology. We are experiencing a penumbral Lunar eclipse on June 5. You may wonder what is penumbral lunar eclipse.
There are 3 types of lunar eclipse-
full, partial and penumbral.
Eclipses hold a crucial place in our religion and astrology. We are experiencing a penumbral Lunar eclipse on June 5. You may wonder what is penumbral lunar eclipse.
There are 3 types of lunar eclipse-
full, partial and penumbral.
2/ #Penumbraleclipse is observed when earth comes in between sun and moon. A penumbral lunar eclipse happens when the Sun, Earth, and the Moon are imperfectly aligned. The Earth blocks some of the Sun’s light from reaching the Moon with the outer part of its shadow called
3/ the penumbra. In reality, the penumbra is much fainter than the actual core of the Earth’s shadow. Therefore, it is hard to distinguish and so a penumbral eclipse looks almost like a normal Full Moon and it is also called strawberry eclipse. The penumbral eclipse is not
#LunarEclipse2020 | ‘Chandra Grahan’ on Decade's First Full Moon; Magh Mela Commences in Prayagraj
Read: weather.com/en-IN/india/ne…
📸: BCCL, Ahmedabad
Read: weather.com/en-IN/india/ne…
📸: BCCL, Ahmedabad
The decade’s first full moon is here and along with it come the decade’s first lunar eclipse. The ‘wolf moon eclipse’ is set to capture the attention of the eastern part of the world on Friday night.
In India, the eclipse will be visible across the country for more than four hours between 10:37 pm on January 10 and last till 2:42 am on January 11. Maximum eclipse is likely to be visible at around 12:41 am on January 11.
