Lunar Eclipse 2020 Live Updates: Penumbral lunar eclipse begins

Lunar Eclipse, Chandra Grahan 2020 Live Updates: This year's second lunar eclipse will occur tonight. The lunar eclipse will be visible in most parts of Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, South/East South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean and Antarctica.

Lunar Eclipse 2020: Lunar Eclipse Timings in India

As per the timeanddate.com, tonight the penumbral lunar eclipse will begin at 11:15 pm and ends on June 6 at 2:34 am.

The lunar eclipse will last for a total duration of three hours and 19 minutes. At 12:54 am the lunar eclipse will be visible at its full stage.

Lunar Eclipse 2020: How to Watch Livestream

If you live in the region where the lunar eclipse may not visible, don't worry at all you can watch the live stream. On the Timeanddate.com website, you can watch the live stream of the lunar eclipse. You can also watch the live stream of the lunar eclipse on the YouTube channels of Slooh and Virtual Telescope. Virtual Telescope Project 2.0 will also be running a live telecast of the eclipse at

Lunar Eclipse 2020: Where it is Visible

The penumbral lunar eclipse will be visible in most parts of Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, South/East South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean and Antarctica.

Lunar Eclipse 2020: How Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Occur

As we all know, the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon during a lunar eclipse. When the Sun, Earth, and the Moon are not aligned correctly, and the Earth casts a shadow over the Moon, the lunar eclipse occur. The outer part of Earth's shadow, called the penumbra, stops the Sun's light from directly falling on the Moon. In simple words, a penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves through the faint, outer part of the Earth's shadow.

A penumbral eclipse is difficult to distinguish from the normal Full Moon as the penumbra is much faded than the dark core of the Earth's shadow.

Lunar Eclipse 2020: Types of Lunar Eclipses

There are three kinds of a lunar eclipse - Total lunar eclipse, partial lunar eclipse and penumbral lunar eclipse. The one which is occurring tonight, i.e. on June 5 is a penumbral lunar eclipse. During this type of lunar eclipse, the Earth's primary shadow does not cover the Moon.