A penumbral eclipse of the Moon, which will be visible in much of the world, including Spain, will take place this Sunday, July 4, 2020 .
It will take place at 3.07 hours UTC (5.07 Spanish peninsular time) and will be visible in Africa, southern and western Europe, South America, southern and eastern North America, and the South Pacific. The phenomenon, whose maximum will be around 4.28 hours (6.28 in Spain), will end at 5.49 hours (7.49 peninsular time)
Penumbral eclipse
A total penumbral lunar eclipse is a lunar eclipse that occurs when the Moon is completely submerged in the penumbral cone of the Earth without touching the umbra. The path for the Moon to pass into the gloom and out of the umbra is very narrow. It can only happen on the northern or southern penumbral edges of the Earth.
As explained by the National Astronomical Observatory (OAN), it is the third penumbral lunar eclipse of this 2020. The first took place on January 10 and there was another on June 5. Both were visible from Spain. The eclipse of this July 5 will not be the last, as there will be another on November 30.
Added to this new eclipse is the annular Sun on June 21, which was not visible in Spain, and the total solar eclipse that will occur on December 14, which cannot be seen from Spain either.