Lunar eclipse 2020 or Chandra Grahan will start at 11:15pm IST on June 5 and last until 2:34am IST on June 6
Lunar eclipse or Chandra Grahan is set to appear in the skies today, and it will the second lunar eclipse of the four this year. It will be visible from India as well as several other parts of the world. This eclipse will be a partial penumbral eclipse, meaning the Moon will move through the faint, outer part of Earth's shadow called the penumbra. This type of penumbral eclipse is often mistaken for a normal full Moon. Thus, it is also being referred to by other names, including Strawberry Moon Eclipse, Mead Moon Eclipse, Honey Moon Eclipse, and more.
Lunar eclipse 2020: What is a penumbral lunar eclipse?
A penumbral lunar eclipse (Upchaya Chandra Grahan) is one of the three lunar eclipses - total, partial, and penumbral. During a penumbral lunar eclipse, the Earth blocks some of the Sun's light from directly reaching the Moon and the outer part of the Earth's shadow, called the ‘penumbra', covers all or part of the Moon. Since the penumbra is fainter compared to the dark core of the Earth's shadow called ‘umbra', this eclipse is harder to spot. This is also why sometimes a penumbral lunar eclipse is mistaken as a full Moon.
June full moon or Strawberry Moon
June's full moon is coinciding with the penumbral lunar eclipse on June 5-6 and as per a report by Space.com, the full moon will occur on June 6 at 12:42am IST. It will be visible from India and other parts of the world, however, North America and most of South America will miss out on it. Strawberry Moon is a nickname for a full moon that appears in June. It comes from the strawberry harvesting season in some parts of the US.
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