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  2. Solar eclipse - Wikipedia

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    A total solar eclipse is a rare event, recurring somewhere on Earth every 18 months on average, [38] yet is estimated to recur at any given location only every 360–410 years on average. [39] The total eclipse lasts for only a maximum of a few minutes at any location because the Moon's umbra moves eastward at over 1700 km/h (1100 mph; 470 m/s ...

  3. Eclipse cycle - Wikipedia

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    5 synodic months. Successive solar or lunar eclipses may occur 1, 5 or 6 synodic months apart. [3] When two solar eclipses are one month apart, one will be seen near the Arctic Circle and the other near the Antarctic Circle. When they are five months apart, they are both seen near the Arctic Circle or both near the Antarctic Circle. Semester

  4. List of solar eclipses visible from the United States - Wikipedia

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    From 1900 to 2100, the state of Tennessee will have recorded a total of 83 solar eclipses, one of which is an annular eclipse and two of which are total eclipses. The one annular solar eclipse occurred on September 1, 1951. Both of the total solar eclipses occurred on August 21, 2017 and April 8, 2024.

  5. List of solar eclipses in the 21st century - Wikipedia

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    Lists of solar eclipses. Total solar eclipse of July 22, 2009, from Bangladesh. During the 21st century, there will be 224 solar eclipses of which 77 will be partial, 72 will be annular, 68 will be total and 7 will be hybrids between total and annular eclipses. Of these, two annular and one total eclipse will be non-central, [1] in the sense ...

  6. Eclipse season - Wikipedia

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    An eclipse season is the only time when the Sun (from the perspective of the Earth) is close enough to one of the Moon's nodes to allow an eclipse to occur. During the season, whenever there is a full moon a lunar eclipse may occur and whenever there is a new moon a solar eclipse may occur. If the Sun is close enough to a node, then a "full ...

  7. Eclipse - Wikipedia

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    There would be a lunar eclipse at every full moon, and a solar eclipse at every new moon. It is because of the non-planar differences that eclipses are not a common event. If both orbits were perfectly circular, then each eclipse would be the same type every month. Lunar eclipses can be viewed from the entire nightside half of the Earth. But ...

  8. Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 - Wikipedia

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    The solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, also known as the Great North American Eclipse, [1][2] was a total solar eclipse visible across a band covering parts of North America, from Mexico to Canada and crossing the contiguous United States. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the Sun.

  9. Solar eclipse of December 14, 2020 - Wikipedia

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    A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Monday, December 14, 2020, [1][2][3][4][5][6] with a magnitude of 1.0254. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's and the apparent path of the Sun and Moon intersect, blocking all direct sunlight and turning daylight into ...