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  2. Solar eclipses on the Moon - Wikipedia

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    Some long eclipses on the Moon, however, usually last for about five hours in one area, with the Earth's shadow touching the Moon for a maximum of six hours. Some eclipses are longer when the Earth is slightly closer to the Moon. During such eclipses, the Moon is seen on Earth with its apparent diameter larger than the Sun's.

  3. Lunar eclipse - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  4. Eclipse cycle - Wikipedia

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    Eclipse cycles have a period in which a certain number of synodic months closely equals an integer or half-integer number of draconic months: one such period after an eclipse, a syzygy (new moon or full moon) takes place again near a node of the Moon's orbit on the ecliptic, and an eclipse can occur again. However, the synodic and draconic ...

  5. How a total lunar eclipse colors the moon red

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    The eclipse will be colored orange-red due to sunlight passing through Earth's atmosphere and bouncing off the moon. The eclipse is slated to last nearly 1 hour 43 minutes — the longest in about ...

  6. September's full moon will be supermoon and a partial lunar ...

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    The partial lunar eclipse will be widely visible, so as long as you know what time to look up, you'll likely be able to see it. ... Also on Sept. 17 a partial lunar eclipse will wink out part of ...

  7. 'Supermoon eclipse' will be visible across North America on ...

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    The eclipse will peak at 10:44 p.m. ET, when roughly 8% of the moon’s surface will be in full shadow. This will come about 10 minutes after the moon becomes full at 10:35 p.m. ET.

  8. Solar eclipse - Wikipedia

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    A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of Earth, totally or partially.Such an alignment occurs approximately every six months, during the eclipse season in its new moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of Earth's orbit. [1]

  9. How long will the solar eclipse darkness last in New York ...

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    How long will eclipse last in Rochester NY? ... As the moon's shadow travels northeast, totality in the U.S. will begin at 1:27 p.m. CDT in Eagle Pass, Texas. From there, ...