Second lunar eclipse of 2020 witnessed in Pakistan
Last updated on: 06 June,2020 07:31 am
The eclipse started at 10:46pm on Friday in Pakistan and ended at 2:04am on Saturday.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The second lunar eclipse of 2020 was witnessed in various parts of the world including Pakistan on night between Friday and Saturday.
It was a partial lunar eclipse which lasted for four hours and 18 minutes. The eclipse started at 10:46pm on Friday in Pakistan and reached the peak at 12:25am on Saturday and ended at 2:04am.
The eclipse will be visible from most of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and the East coast of South America.
During a lunar eclipse, the Earth casts a shadow on the Moon. This shadow has a central and outer shadow called umbra and penumbra, respectively. When the Moon completely passes through the umbra or when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are perfectly aligned, a total lunar eclipse occurs. When it partially crosses through the umbra and penumbra, we get to see a partial lunar eclipse.
A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon doesn’t fall in the umbra at all and is always present in the penumbra. Naturally, a partial lunar eclipse always starts off as a penumbral lunar eclipse.