The magnitude of eclipse is the fraction of the angular diameter of a celestial body being eclipsed. This applies to all celestial eclipses. The magnitude...

annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Saturday, August 28, 1802, with a magnitude of 0.9367. A solar eclipse occurs when...

total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, with a magnitude of 1.0386. A solar eclipse occurs when...

hybrid), the gamma of the eclipse (how centrally the shadow of the Moon strikes the Earth), and the magnitude of the eclipse (the fraction of the Sun's diameter...

An eclipse is an astronomical event which occurs when an astronomical object or spacecraft is temporarily obscured, by passing into the shadow of another...

Magnitude (astronomy), a measure of brightness and brightness differences used in astronomy Magnitude of eclipse or geometric magnitude, the size of the...

of an eclipse describes how centrally the shadow of the Moon or Earth strikes the other body. This distance, measured at the moment when the axis of the...

solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node (new moon) of orbit on Saturday, March 29, 2025, with a magnitude of 0.9376. A solar eclipse occurs...

all, of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). This eclipse had a magnitude of 0.9836. The occurrence of the eclipse during...

this eclipse, the Moon's apparent diameter was 5.5 percent larger than average due to occurring about a day after perigee. With a magnitude of 1.0566...

hybrid), the gamma of the eclipse (how centrally the shadow of the Moon strikes the Earth), and the magnitude of the eclipse (the fraction of the Sun's diameter...

total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Monday, August 2, 2027, with a magnitude of 1.079. A solar eclipse occurs when...

total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, August 11, 1999, with a magnitude of 1.0286. A solar eclipse occurs when...

Eclipses of the Sun and of the Moon have been described by nearly every culture. In cultures without an astronomical explanation, eclipses were often attributed...

total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Friday, March 14, 2025, with an umbral magnitude of 1.1804. A lunar eclipse occurs when...

total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Thursday, May 29, 1919, with a magnitude of 1.0719. A solar eclipse occurs when...

vary. The magnitude of an eclipse is the ratio of the apparent size of the Moon to the apparent size of the Sun during an eclipse. An eclipse that occurs...

total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Saturday, 22 July 2028, with a magnitude of 1.056. A solar eclipse occurs when...

total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, July 22, 2009, with a magnitude of 1.07991. A solar eclipse occurs when...

total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Sunday, July 16, 2186, with a magnitude of 1.0805. A solar eclipse occurs when...

the magnitude of the eclipse (the fraction of the Sun's diameter obscured by the Moon). For total and annular eclipses, the duration of the eclipse is...

10x greater than a complete total eclipse (ranging from about magnitude 99.8% to slightly more than 100.00%). The use of a smooth mean lunar radius to mathematically...

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...

total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, March 29, 2006, with a magnitude of 1.0515. A solar eclipse occurs when...

total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Saturday, August 12, 2045, with a magnitude of 1.0774. A solar eclipse occurs when...

The eclipse of Thales was a solar eclipse in the early 6th century BC that was, according to the ancient Greek historian Herodotus (writing about 150...

annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Saturday, October 14, 2023, with a magnitude of 0.952. A solar eclipse occurs when...

eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, August 18, 1868 (also known as "The King of Siam's eclipse"), with a magnitude of 1...

total lunar eclipses and have large umbral eclipse magnitude, long duration and small value of gamma. There were 20 central lunar eclipses in this period...

Apparent magnitude (m) is a measure of the brightness of a star, astronomical object or other celestial objects like artificial satellites. Its value...