What is a Penumbral Lunar Eclipse? | Full Buck Moon 2020

A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs on the evening of Saturday, July 4th, for most of the Western Hemisphere. In this kind of lunar eclipse, the Moon only reaches the Earth’s outer shadow, so it doesn’t darken very much at all, and it won't look red like a total lunar eclipse.
As seen from Flagstaff, Arizona, the Moon will rise on July 4th at 7:41 pm PDT. The penumbral lunar eclipse begins at 8:07pm, when the Moon begins to enter the penumbra. In this eclipse, the Moon never makes it all the way into the penumbra. Maximum eclipse is at 9:30pm. The Moon leaves the penumbra at 10:52pm, and the penumbral eclipse ends.
Join Lowell Observatory at 8pm PDT on Saturday, July 4th, for a live stream of this penumbral lunar eclipse: • Penumbral Lunar Eclips... .