A partial penumbra eclipse of the moon occurs on Sunday. The special feature: it is not visible to us.
On Sunday, July 5, 2020, a rare spectacle in the sky awaits us. There is a peculiarity: we will not see it. The moon darkens and wanders in the penumbra of the earth. This hike is not visible to the naked eye. The next penumbra eclipse is about to begin.
Moon misses Earth’s shadow
The last penumbra eclipse took place in June. At that time, the moon was 59 percent in the penumbra of the earth. Now the moon will only penetrate 35 percent into the penumbra of the earth. That means we can’t see him. We cannot perceive without tools that the moon will be in the penumbra of the earth. This is only possible from a degree of eclipse of over 70 percent. Late twilight is also a counteracting factor that makes the view difficult. It is still too bright.
Usually, a lunar eclipse only occurs every six weeks. However, because the full moon clearly missed the earth’s umbra in June, it came about a month later.
