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Inex and saros for tetrads between AD 1000 and 2500, showing the tetradia. In astronomy, a tetrad is a set of four total lunar eclipses within two consecutive years. [1] The frequency of tetrads varies by century with the frequency of total lunar eclipses. This repeating cycle is called a tetradia. See Eclipse cycle for more information.
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.
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 2669, lasting 3:30:02. The longest total eclipse occurred on 31 May 318, with a duration of ...
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. By type. List of central lunar eclipses;
This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of lunar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit. [1] The penumbral lunar eclipses on June 17, 2038 and December 11, 2038 occur in the next lunar year eclipse set.
An eclipse in a semester series of lunar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit. [ 1 ] The penumbral lunar eclipses on January 21, 2038 and July 16, 2038 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set, and the penumbral lunar eclipses on April 5, 2042 and September 29, 2042 ...
The first eclipse of the year is the lunar eclipse in Libra on March 25, 2024, and the second comes shortly after when the 'Great American Solar Eclipse' returns for the first time in seven years ...
This partial lunar eclipse was seen during the Fall of Constantinople (the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire), during the siege that lasted from Thursday, 5 April 1453 until Tuesday, 29 May 1453), after which the city fell to the Ottomans. The lunar eclipse was considered to be fulfilling a prophecy for the city's demise.