What time is the Lunar Eclipse Tonight in South Africa? See timings for USA, UK, India

Tonight, Earth will block sun’s light from reaching moon’s surface and covers a part of moon with its outer show, marking presence of an Eclipse. This time, moon is going to experience penumbra eclipse and it is w deted as a  Strawberry Moon Eclipse. A penumbra eclipse is considered to be dimmer and fainter than dark core of Earth’s show. This makes it hard for a viewer to tell it apart from a rmal full moon. A Strawberry Moon Eclipse happens when moon passes into earth’s penumbra, and this year it is expected to pass through 57 per cent of it. Here is all you need to kw about what time Lunar Eclipse is tonight in South Africa.

Lunar Eclipse time in South Africa

According to live data provided by TimeAndDate.com, moon will travel through faint penumbral portion of Earth’s show from today i.e. June 5. total duration of Moon Eclipse is 3 hours 18 minutes and it will appear on June 5, 2020, at 19:45 PM CAT till 23:04 PM CAT. According to reports, maximum eclipse will be visible on June 5, 21:24 PM CAT in all cities including Capetown, Johannesburg, Durban and ors.

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In USA, Eclipse will begin at 15:12 PM ET whereas in UK it will be !8:45 PM BST. In India, it will appear on June 5, 2020, at 11:15 PM IST till June 6, 02:34 AM IST. next two lunar eclipses (also penumbral) of 2020 will be on 4-5 July and 29-30 vember.

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Can we see penumbral lunar eclipse?

A penumbral lunar eclipse can be a bit hard to see as showed part is only a little bit fainter than rest of Moon, as per site. reports have revealed that moon is going to appear Strawberry-like and earth's show will only cover 57 per cent of moon. It is safe to observe a lunar eclipse with naked eyes, unlike viewing a solar eclipse.

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