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Central lunar eclipse is a total lunar eclipse during which the Moon passes near and through the centre of Earth's shadow, contacting the antisolar point. [11] This type of lunar eclipse is relatively rare. The relative distance of the Moon from Earth at the time of an eclipse can affect the eclipse's duration.
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 ...
A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Monday, September 8, 2025 (September 7 for some areas), [1] with an umbral magnitude of 1.3638. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened.
North America and South America will get front-row seats to the trifecta of events with a partial lunar eclipse visible Tuesday night around 10:44 p.m. ET, according to NASA.
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.
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. [5] The penumbral lunar eclipses on January 10, 2020 and July 5, 2020 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set.
So the time from one node crossing to the next (see eclipse season) is approximately a half-year minus half of 19.1 days -- or about 173 days. Because the orbital plane of the Moon precesses in space, the lunar nodes also precess around the ecliptic, completing one revolution (called a draconic period or nodal period ) in 18.612958 years (6,798 ...
The total eclipse will last for approximately three minutes and 40 seconds and will be in totality. Southwest Ohio may begin to see it at 3:05 p.m., in Lima at 3:10 p.m., and over Akron and ...