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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.
So the date of the full moon falls back by nearly one day every calendar month on average. Each calendar year contains roughly 11 days more than the number of days in 12 lunar cycles, so every two or three years (seven times in the 19 year Metonic cycle), there is an extra full moon in the year. The extra full moon necessarily falls in one of ...
There will be a rare full moon on a leap day; this event happens roughly once every century. [23] The next full moon on a leap day will not occur until February 29, 2124. [24] 2052 December 6 The closest supermoon of the century will occur. [25] 2053 August 29 A Total Penumbral Lunar Eclipse will occur, the first since 2006. [26] 2057
(For example, the April 2015 lunar eclipse was on April 4 in the Gregorian calendar, or March 22 in the Julian calendar, but the Paschal full moon for that year (golden number 2) was March 25 in the Julian calendar.) Whenever there is a lunar correction the differences between the Western and Eastern ecclesiastical full moons increase by 1, so ...
Here are the 12 full moon dates of 2025, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac full moon calendar. January 13: Wolf Moon. February 12: Snow Moon. March 14: Worm Moon. April 12: Pink Moon. May 12 ...
A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, [1] with an umbral magnitude of 1.1526. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow.
Lunar eclipses happen about twice a year when the moon passes directly behind the Earth into its shadow, or umbra. Total lunar eclipses, or "blood moons" are a little more rare.
When is the next full moon? The next full moon, 2024's "flower moon," will occur in three days on Thursday, May 23. T he Old Farmer's Almanac says that the moon peaks at 9:53 a.m.