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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.
A partial lunar eclipse occurred on Wednesday, 17–18 September 2024, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2024 and the final partial lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 118. This eclipse took place 9 hours before perigee meaning the moon was a supermoon with a distance of 357486 km and diameter of 33.4'. [1][2]
A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Monday, March 25, 2024, [ 1 ] with an umbral magnitude of −0.1304. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when part or all of the Moon's near side passes into the Earth's ...
Any lunar eclipse can only be seen from half of Earth. This week's partial lunar eclipse should be visible Tuesday night across the entire northern hemisphere, including North America. For those ...
A lunar eclipse results from the Earth moving between the sun and moon. In the case of a total lunar eclipse, the moon moves into the inner part of Earth’s shadow, ...
We are over the moon about this lunation! September's full moon, nicknamed the Harvest Moon, is an exciting one because it doubles as a partial lunar eclipse that peaks on Sept. 17 at 7:44 p.m. PT
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.
The partial lunar eclipse shone bright across a portion of the planet this week.. Unlike a total lunar eclipse, a partial lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, moon and Earth are in an imperfect ...