Eclipses in 2020
10–11 January 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Regions seeing, at least, some parts of the eclipse: Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Much of North America, East in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic.
Lunar eclipses can be visible from everywhere on the night side of the Earth, if the sky is clear. From some places, the entire eclipse will be visible, while in other areas the Moon will rise or set during the eclipse.
| Event | UTC Time | Time in Colombo* | Visible in Colombo |
| Penumbral Eclipse begins | 10 Jan, 17:07:44 | 10 Jan, 22:37:44 | Yes |
| Maximum Eclipse | 10 Jan, 19:10:02 | 11 Jan, 00:40:02 | Yes |
| Penumbral Eclipse ends | 10 Jan, 21:12:19 | 11 Jan, 02:42:19 | Yes |
* The Moon is above the horizon during this eclipse, so with good weather conditions in Colombo, the entire eclipse is visible.
The times displayed are accurate within 2-3 seconds.
The magnitude of the eclipse is -0.116.
The penumbral magnitude of the eclipse is 0.895.
The total duration of the eclipse is 4 hours, 5 minutes.
5–6 June 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Regions seeing, at least, some parts of the eclipse:Much of Europe, Much of Asia, Australia, Africa, South/East South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.
Lunar eclipses can be visible from everywhere on the night side of the Earth, if the sky is clear. From some places, the entire eclipse will be visible, while in other areas the Moon will rise or set during the eclipse.
| Event | UTC Time | Time in Colombo* | Visible in Colombo |
| Penumbral Eclipse begins | 5 Jun, 17:45:51 | 5 Jun, 23:15:51 | Yes |
| Maximum Eclipse | 5 Jun, 19:24:55 | 6 Jun, 00:54:55 | Yes |
| Penumbral Eclipse ends | 5 Jun, 21:04:03 | 6 Jun, 02:34:03 | Yes |
* The Moon is above the horizon during this eclipse, so with good weather conditions in Colombo, the entire eclipse is visible.
The times displayed are accurate within 2-3 seconds.
The magnitude of the eclipse is -0.405.
The penumbral magnitude of the eclipse is 0.568.
The total duration of the eclipse is 3 hours, 18 minutes.
21 June 2020 — Annular Solar Eclipse
Regions seeing, at least, a partial eclipse: South/East Europe, Much of Asia, North in Australia, Much of Africa, Pacific, Indian Ocean.
The eclipse starts at one location and ends at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the eclipse occurs.
| Event | UTC Time | Time in Colombo* |
| First location to see the partial eclipse begin | 21 Jun, 03:45:58 | 21 Jun, 09:15:58 |
| First location to see the full eclipse begin | 21 Jun, 04:47:45 | 21 Jun, 10:17:45 |
| Maximum Eclipse | 21 Jun, 06:40:04 | 21 Jun, 12:10:04 |
| Last location to see the full eclipse end | 21 Jun, 08:32:17 | 21 Jun, 14:02:17 |
| Last location to see the partial eclipse end | 21 Jun, 09:34:01 | 21 Jun, 15:04:01 |
* These local times do not refer to a specific location but indicate the beginning, peak, and end of the eclipse on a global scale, each line referring to a different location. Please note that the local times for Colombo are meant as a guideline in case you want to view the eclipse via a live webcam. They do not mean that the eclipse is necessarily visible there.
Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds.
4–5 July 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Regions seeing, at least, some parts of the eclipse: South/West Europe, Much of Africa, Much of North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.
Lunar eclipses can be visible from everywhere on the night side of the Earth, if the sky is clear. From some places, the entire eclipse will be visible, while in other areas the Moon will rise or set during the eclipse.
| Event | UTC Time | Time in Colombo* | Visible in Colombo |
| Penumbral Eclipse begins | 5 Jul, 03:07:23 | 5 Jul, 08:37:23 | No, below the horizon |
| Maximum Eclipse | 5 Jul, 04:29:51 | 5 Jul, 09:59:51 | No, below the horizon |
| Penumbral Eclipse ends | 5 Jul, 05:52:21 | 5 Jul, 11:22:21 | No, below the horizon |
* The Moon is below the horizon during this eclipse, so it is not possible to view it in Colombo.
The times displayed are accurate within 2-3 seconds.
The magnitude of the eclipse is -0.644.
The penumbral magnitude of the eclipse is 0.354.
The total duration of the eclipse is 2 hours, 45 minutes.
29–30 November 2020 — Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Regions seeing, at least, some parts of the eclipse: Much of Europe, Much of Asia, Australia, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic.
Lunar eclipses can be visible from everywhere on the night side of the Earth, if the sky is clear. From some places, the entire eclipse will be visible, while in other areas the Moon will rise or set during the eclipse.
| Event | UTC Time | Time in Colombo* | Visible in Colombo |
| Penumbral Eclipse begins | 30 Nov, 07:32:22 | 30 Nov, 13:02:22 | No, below the horizon |
| Maximum Eclipse | 30 Nov, 09:42:53 | 30 Nov, 15:12:53 | No, below the horizon |
| Penumbral Eclipse ends | 30 Nov, 11:53:22 | 30 Nov, 17:23:22 | No, below the horizon |
* The Moon is below the horizon during this eclipse, so it is not possible to view it in Colombo.
The times displayed are accurate within 2-3 seconds.
The magnitude of the eclipse is -0.262.
The penumbral magnitude of the eclipse is 0.828.
The total duration of the eclipse is 4 hours, 21 minutes.
14 December 2020 — Total Solar Eclipse
Regions seeing, at least, a partial eclipse: South in Africa, Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica.
The eclipse starts at one location and ends at another. The times below are actual times (in UTC) when the eclipse occurs.
| Event | UTC Time | Time in Colombo* |
| First location to see the partial eclipse begin | 14 Dec, 13:33:55 | 14 Dec, 19:03:55 |
| First location to see the full eclipse begin | 14 Dec, 14:32:34 | 14 Dec, 20:02:34 |
| Maximum Eclipse | 14 Dec, 16:13:28 | 14 Dec, 21:43:28 |
| Last location to see the full eclipse end | 14 Dec, 17:54:18 | 14 Dec, 23:24:18 |
| Last location to see the partial eclipse end | 14 Dec, 18:53:03 | 15 Dec, 00:23:03 |
* These local times do not refer to a specific location but indicate the beginning, peak, and end of the eclipse on a global scale, each line referring to a different location. Please note that the local times for Colombo are meant as a guideline in case you want to view the eclipse via a live webcam. They do not mean that the eclipse is necessarily visible there.
Eclipse calculations usually accurate to a few seconds.
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