Lunar Eclipse July 2020: According to NASA, the next full Moon will be on early 5 July, 2020 (Sunday), and also it will be a partial penumbral eclipse of the Moon. After the June Solar Eclipse now the sky grazers will get another chance to see partial penumbral Eclipse another celestial wonder.
Let us tell you that the next full Moon is known as the Buck Moon, Hay Moon, Mead Moon, Rose Moon, Guru Moon, and Dharma Moon. Let us read in detail about these various types of Moon.
Lunar Eclipse 2020: Time
The next full Moon will occur just after midnight on Sunday that is on 5 July, 2020 in Earth-based longitude appearing opposite the Sun. 5 July lunar eclipse will begin at 8:37 AM IST and will end at 11:22 AM IST. It will reach its peak at 9:59 AM IST.
What is Partial Penumbral Eclipse?
An eclipse of the Moon happens only at full Moon when the Sun, Earth, and the Moon comes in one plane or line up in the space and Earth comes in between the two or in the middle. The shadow of the Earth falls on the Moon and Lunar Eclipse occurs. There are three kinds of lunar eclipses namely total, partial, and penumbral.
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In a total lunar eclipse, the inner part of the Earth's shadow known as the umbra falls on the moon's face. At mid-eclipse, the whole moon is in shadow and can appear blood red.
In a partial lunar eclipse, the umbra small part comes out or only a fraction of the moon. The dark part grows larger and then recedes and so could not reach to the total phase.
In a penumbral lunar eclipse, the outer shadow of the Earth that is the penumbra falls on the moon's face. This type of lunar eclipse is much more subtle and difficult to observe than the other two moon eclipses. Like partial eclipse no dark bite or part taken out of the moon. The eclipse doesn't progress to reach the dramatic minutes of totality. At mid of the eclipse, very observant people will notice a dark shading on the moon's face while others will look and notice nothing at all.
On 5 July, 2020, the Moon will be enough close to opposite the Sun than its northern part will pass through the partial shadow of the Earth and this is called partial penumbral eclipse.
It will also be visible from America and the slight dimming part of the Moon should be difficult or impossible to notice without the help of an instrument. Around the eclipse, the Moon will appear full for about three days that is from Friday evening into Monday morning and makes it a full Moon weekend.
About the Buck Moon, Thunder Moon, Hay Moon, Mead Moon, Rose Moon, Guru Moon, and Dharma Moon
In 1930s, the Maine Farmer's Almanac first published "Indian" names for the Full Moons. According to the Almanac, the Algonquin tribes what is now the northeastern United States called the full Moon in July and the first full Moon of summer as the Buck Moon.
Early summer is generally when the new antlers of buck deer obtrude of their foreheads in coatings of velvety fur. They also called this as Thunder Moon due to early summer's frequent thunderstorms.
This Full Moon is called by Europeans as Hay Moon for the haymaking in June and July and sometimes the Mead Moon and "Honey Moon" were also used for the previous Moon. Mead is prepared by fermenting honey mixed with water, sometimes fruits, spices, grains or hops were also added.
Another name that European gave is the Rose Moon. Also, some use this name for the previous full Moon. According to some sources, the name "Rose Moon" comes from the roses that bloom in late June. And from some other sources, the name comes from the colour of the full moon this time of year.
Let us tell you that this Full Moon of 2020 in early July is closer to the summer solstice and will be lower in the sky than the full Moon in June.
As per NASA, for Washington, D.C. place, on 5 July, 2020 morning the full Moon will reach only 26.2 degrees above the southern horizon and at its highest for the night that is about 1.5 degrees lower within the sky than the full Moon was in early June.
Guru Full Moon or Guru Purnima for Hindus and is celebrated for clearing the mind and honouring the spiritual master or guru.
The full Moon is Dharma Day for the Buddhists and is also known as Asalha Puha or Esala Poya. This is an important festival for Theravada Buddhism that is celebrating Buddha's first sermon.
When the next lunar eclipse will occur?
The next lunar eclipse will occur on 29 November, 2020.
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