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    partial lunar eclipse took place on 16 August 2008, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2008, with the first being a total eclipse on 20 February 2008. The...
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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. Such an alignment occurs...
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    lunar eclipse took place at the Moon's descending node on the evening of 7 August and the morning pre-dawn on 8 August 2017, the second of two lunar eclipses...
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    A total lunar eclipse occurred on February 20 and February 21, 2008. It was visible in the eastern evening sky on February 20 for all of North and South...
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    A total lunar eclipse took place at 0308 UT (GMT) on Thursday, August 17, 1989, the second of two total lunar eclipses in 1989. The Moon passed through...
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    A total lunar eclipse occurred on 28 August 2007, lasting just over 90 minutes. The Moon entered the Earth's penumbra at 7:53:40 UTC. The first partial...
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    A total lunar eclipse occurred on 1 March 1504, visible at sunset for the Americas, and later over night over Europe and Africa, and near sunrise over...
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  • will be 230 lunar eclipses in the 21st century (2001–2100): 87 penumbral, 58 partial and 85 total. Eclipses are listed in sets by lunar years, repeating...
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    solar eclipse is formed during the new moon phase and a lunar eclipse is formed during the full moon phase. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons...
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    The term eclipse is most often used to describe either a solar eclipse, when the Moon's shadow crosses the Earth's surface, or a lunar eclipse, when the...
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    A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on 6 August 2009, the third of four lunar eclipses in 2009. The Moon's small entry into the Earth's penumbral shadow...
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  • A partial lunar eclipse took place on Monday, August 17, 1970, the second of two lunar eclipses in 1970, the first was on February 21 of that year. The...
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    annular solar eclipse of February 7, 2008. This was the first eclipse of the season, the second being the partial lunar eclipse of August 16, 2008. The total...
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    lunar perigee will occur on August 10, 2026, two days before the total solar eclipse, the Moon's apparent diameter will be larger. The total eclipse will...
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    A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on Tuesday 17 August 2027. It will cause a subtle dimming as 54.56% of the Moon will cross within Earth's penumbral...
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  • Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is a survival horror video game developed by Tecmo, Nintendo SPD and Grasshopper Manufacture. The fourth installment...
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    A total lunar eclipse will take place on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, the first of two lunar eclipses in 2026. This eclipse is the third of an almost tetrad...
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    A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on August 17, 1951. The northern edges of the moon entered the southern edge of the earth's penumbral shadow, leading...
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    annular solar eclipse on February 6 A penumbral lunar eclipse on February 20 A penumbral lunar eclipse on July 18 A total solar eclipse on August 2 A penumbral...
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    attributed to supernatural causes or regarded as bad omens. While solar and lunar eclipses are today understood astronomically as one celestial body shadowing...
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    An annular solar eclipse on February 16. A partial lunar eclipse on July 28. A total solar eclipse on August 11. A lunar eclipse will be preceded and...
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    A penumbral lunar eclipse took place at the Moon's ascending node on 11 February 2017, the first of two lunar eclipses in 2017. It was not quite a total...
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    A total lunar eclipse took place on Friday, February 9, 1990, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1990. It was visible from all of Africa, Europe, Asia...
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  • Thumbnail for Historically significant lunar eclipses
    Some eclipses of the Moon are mentioned in historical accounts in connection with a significant event. Lunar eclipses are somewhat rare events, although...
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    lunar eclipse took place on 4 April 2015. It is the former of two total lunar eclipses in 2015, and the third in a tetrad (four total lunar eclipses in...
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    A total solar eclipse will occur on Saturday, August 12, 2045, when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the...
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    The solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, dubbed the "Great American Eclipse" by some media, was a total solar eclipse visible within a band that spanned the...
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    annular eclipses, only part of the Sun is obscured. Unlike a lunar eclipse, which may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth, a solar eclipse can...
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  • Thumbnail for List of solar eclipses in the 21st century
    solar eclipses in the 18th century List of solar eclipses in the 19th century List of solar eclipses in the 20th century List of lunar eclipses in the...
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    lunar eclipse took place on 15 April 2014. It was the first of two total lunar eclipses in 2014, and the first in a tetrad (four total lunar eclipses...
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