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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 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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    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 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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  • 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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    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 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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    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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    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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    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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    A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on Tuesday, August 17, 2027. It will cause a subtle dimming as 54.56% of the Moon will cross within Earth's penumbral...
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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 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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  • 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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    18 A total solar eclipse on August 2 A penumbral lunar eclipse on August 17 This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series...
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  • Thumbnail for August 1951 lunar eclipse
    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    penumbral lunar eclipse took place on 9 February 2009, the first of four lunar eclipses in 2009, and being the deepest of three penumbral eclipses. It also...
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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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    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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    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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  • Thumbnail for February 1989 lunar eclipse
    A total lunar eclipse took place on Monday, February 20, 1989, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 1989. It was completely visible from Australia...
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    Preceded: Lunar eclipse of 4 June 2012 Followed: Lunar eclipse of 28 August 2026 Preceded: Lunar eclipse of 16 August 2008 Followed: Lunar eclipse of 15 June...
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