You can see 2020's second penumbral lunar eclipse on June 5-6

The second penumbral lunar eclipse of the year will occur on June 5 when the earth will cast a faint shadown on the moon's surface, which will look almost like a full moon.

The first penumbral lunar eclipse happened in the month of January.

A lunar eclipse happens when earth comes between the sun and the moon and casts its shadow on the latter.


A penumbral eclipse happens when the outer part of earth's shadow, called the penumbra, falls on the moon.

This phenomenon happens when there the sun, the earth and the moon are not in perfect alignment. The earth blocks some of the sun's light from reaching the moon and casts its outer shadow on it.

According to timeanddate.com, the lunar event can be seen from Asia, Australia, Europe and Africa.

The penumbra lunar eclipse will start at 11.15 pm (IST) on June 5. It will reach the maximum eclipse at 12.54 am on June 6 before ending at 2.34 am.