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Lunar eclipse. A lunar eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. [1] Such an alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of the Earth's orbit.
A symbolic orbital diagram from the view of the Earth at the center, showing the Moon's two nodes where eclipses can occur. Up to three eclipses may occur during an eclipse season, a one- or two-month period that happens twice a year, around the time when the Sun is near the nodes of the Moon's orbit. An eclipse does not occur every month ...
Lists of lunar eclipses. There will be 230 lunar eclipses in the 21st century (2001–2100): 87 penumbral, 58 partial and 85 total. [1] Eclipses are listed in sets by lunar years, repeating every 12 months for each node. Ascending node eclipses are given a red background highlight. See also: List of lunar eclipses, List of 20th-century lunar ...
In the 5,000 years from 2000 BC to 3000 AD, there will be a total of 12,064 lunar eclipses: 4,378 penumbral eclipses, of which 4,237 were partial and 141 were total. 4,207 partial eclipses. 3,479 total eclipses, of which 2,074 were central and 1,405 were non-central. The longest partial lunar eclipse during this period will occur on 8 February ...
v. t. e. A total of 229 lunar eclipses took place in the 20th century: 83 penumbral, 65 partial and 81 total. [1] See also: Lists of lunar eclipses, List of 19th-century lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses.
Lunar eclipses by century. Historically significant lunar eclipses. List of 19th-century lunar eclipses. List of lunar eclipses in the 20th century. List of lunar eclipses in the 21st century. List of lunar eclipses in the 22nd century.
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Monday, March 25, 2024. It was visible to the naked eye as 95.57% of the Moon was immersed in Earth's penumbral shadow, making it the deepest penumbral eclipse overall since May 5, 2023, and the deepest for North and South America since February 11, 2017.
May 2022 lunar eclipse. A total lunar eclipse occurred on 15–16 May 2022, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 2022. [1] The event occurred near lunar perigee; as a result, this event was referred to some in media coverage as a "super flower blood moon" [Note 1][2][3][4] and elsewhere as a "super blood moon", [5][6][7] a supermoon that ...