Lunar eclipse takes place when the earth blocks the light of sun and does not let it reach the moon. The lunar eclipse which is the first one of the year 2020, will take place on January 10 at 10:40 pm.

There are three kinds of lunar eclipse: total, partial and penumbral. The one on January 10th is a penumbral one. It means that the Earth will block some of the sunlight from reaching the moon and only the outer shadow (the penumbra) will fall on the moon.