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  1. 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 .

  2. Jan 2, 2024 · Lunar eclipses occur when Earth positions itself between the sun and the moon and casts a shadow across the surface of the moon. They can only occur during a...

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  3. May 2, 2022 · What is a lunar eclipse? A lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align so that the Moon passes into Earth’s shadow. In a total lunar eclipse, the entire Moon falls within the darkest part of Earth’s shadow, called the umbra. When the Moon is within the umbra, it will turn a reddish hue.

  4. A concise summary of all lunar eclipses from 2021 through 2030 is presented in the table below. The first column gives the Calendar Date of the instant of greatest eclipse [ 1 ]. The second column TD of Greatest Eclipse is the Terrestrial Dynamical Time of greatest eclipse.

  5. Total Solar Eclipse: April 20, 2023 ; Total Lunar Eclipse: November 8, 2022 ; Partial Solar Eclipse: October 25, 2022 ; Total Lunar Eclipse: May 15-16, 2022 ; Partial Solar Eclipse: April 30, 2022 ; Total Solar Eclipse: December 4, 2021 ; Partial Lunar Eclipse: Nov 18-19, 2021 ; Annular Solar Eclipse: June 10, 2021 ; Total Lunar Eclipse: May 26 ...

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  7. Mar 11, 2024 · Lunar eclipses happen about twice a year when the sun, Earth, and moon align so the moon falls into our planet’s shadow. There are three kinds of lunar eclipses: total eclipses or “blood...

  8. Oct 13, 2022 · What if it’s cloudy or I’m not in the viewing region? Join in online: Live Stream the November 8 Lunar Eclipse. You can also visit NASA’s Dial-a-Moon for a visualization of the eclipse. What can I expect to observe? What else can I see tonight? The Moon will be in the constellation Aries.

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