January 2020 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Addition to the Lunar Eclipse, this would be the only occasion in this decade where the moon will be furthest north. The next event where the moon would move further north will be in 2031. 

Keen observers in Asia, Australia, Europe, and Africa may see the Moon turn a shade darker during the maximum phase of this penumbral lunar eclipse. Most penumbral lunar eclipses cannot be easily distinguished from a usual Full Moon.

Regions seeing, at least, some parts of the eclipse: Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Much of North America, East in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic.

Lunar eclipses can be visible from everywhere on the night side of the Earth, if the sky is clear. From some places the entire eclipse will be visible, while in other areas the Moon will rise or set during the eclipse.

Event	UTC Time	Time in Sri Lanka	Visible in Sri Lanka
Penumbral Eclipse begins	10 Jan, 17:07:44	10 Jan, 22:37:44	Yes
Maximum Eclipse	10 Jan, 19:10:02	11 Jan, 00:40:02	Yes
Penumbral Eclipse ends	10 Jan, 21:12:19	11 Jan, 02:42:19	Yes

* The Moon is above the horizon during this eclipse, so with good weather conditions in Sri Lanka, the entire eclipse is visible.

Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds.

The magnitude of the eclipse is -0.116.

The penumbral magnitude of the eclipse is 0.895.

The total duration of the eclipse is 4 hours, 5 minutes.