Astrological phenomena Year 2020
5 nos Eclipses will occur during 2020 in the Vikram Samvat 2077.
Solar Eclipse
- On June 21, 2020
- On December 14, 2020
Three Penumbra Lunar Eclipse
- June 5/6, 2020
- July 5, 2020
- November 30, 2020
Of the five, only two eclipses will be visible in India.
What is Lunar Eclipse:- When the Moon passes through the orbit of the shadow of the earth moving in the sky, then the lunar eclipse is said to occur. This will happen only when the Sun, Earth and the Moon all comes in almost a straight line. Sun and Earth are always on the ecliptic but the path of the Moon is inclined to the ecliptic at an angle of about 5 degrees so that the Moon may or may not be on or very near the ecliptic when the Earth is in between the Sun and Moon on Poornima. When the Moon is on the ecliptic or near to it and the Earth is between them, such a position will occur when the moon is either on Rahu or Ketu or nearby them because Rahu and Ketu are the nodes of the Moon.
As the Moon goes from penumbra to Umbra, its brightness decrease till it vanishes when it is fully in the Umbra. This is the case of total Lunar Eclipse. A lunar eclipse can not occur until a portion of the Moon’s surface enters in Umbra. It is because in the penumbra of the Sun’s light falling on the Moon is only diminished not stopped directly; while in Umbra, no direct rays from the Sun can enter. Its brightness is diminished, then the diminution is smaller when the Moon is at the edge of the penumbra.
On July 5, 2020, at 08:37 IST Lunar eclipse will start. The Moon will be in Sc Zodiac and Purvashadha Constellation and The Sun in Gemini Zodiac and in Ardra constellation. There is no eclipse of the Moon before each Lunar eclipse occurs the Moon must enter the precipice of the earth, which is also known as the penumbra lunar eclipse. Only then does he enter the actual shadow of the earth. It is when the actual eclipse occurs. The transition of the Moon to the earth is called Lunar eclipse. The eclipse will occur on a Full Moon( Poornima ) day on Sunday. The peak point of the eclipse will be 10:13 in the day. Eclipse’s salvation time will be at 11:22 in the day. At this time, only the images of the Moon’s shadow will appear light shadow. This eclipse will not be visible in India, Southwest Europe, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, England, Ireland, Belgium, Central South, Germany, Holland will be visible mostly in Africa, South-North America, Pacific, Atlantic, and the Indian Ocean.
