A Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Will Be Visible Above Pittsburgh July 5

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PITTSBURGH (CNN/KDKA) - Make sure you look up July 5 for a chance to catch the penumbral lunar eclipse.

According to timeanddate.com, the best time to watch the penumbral lunar eclipse is at 12:29 a.m. July 5. It will start Saturday at 11:07 p.m. and end Sunday around 1:52 a.m.

You'll have to look closely though, because a penumbral lunar eclipse is hard to see. The shadowed part of the moon will be slightly fainter than the rest of the moon.

July 5 will also see a Buck Moon, turned slightly darker by the eclipse.

Full moons in 2020

Normally, there are 12 full moons in a year because one occurs each month. But in 2020, October will have two full moons, once on October 1 and then again on October 31.

Two full moons in the same month is known as a "blue moon." And the fact that the second one falls on Halloween truly makes this event "once in a blue moon."

Here are all of the full moons and their names occurring this year, according to the Farmer's Almanac:

January 10 -- Wolf moonn
February 9 -- Snow moon
March 9 -- Worm moon
April 7 -- Pink moon
May 7 -- Flower moon
June 5 -- Strawberry moon
July 5 -- Buck moon
August 3 -- Sturgeon moon
September 2 -- Corn moon
October 1 -- Harvest moon
October 31 -- Blue moon
November 30 -- Beaver moon
December 29 -- Cold moon