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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 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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  • 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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    eclipse of February 11, 2017 Followed: Lunar eclipse of May 7, 2031 List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle...
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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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  • Four eclipses occurred during 2017: Solar eclipses Solar eclipse of February 26, 2017; annular Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017; total Lunar eclipses February...
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  • Thumbnail for Solar eclipse of February 26, 2017
    An annular solar eclipse took place on February 26, 2017. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly...
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    central lunar eclipse since 15 June 2011. It was also the second total lunar eclipse in 2018, after the one on 31 January. It was the longest total lunar eclipse...
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    A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred on Friday, 5 May 2023, the first of two lunar eclipses in 2023. The moon's apparent diameter was 0.1% larger than average...
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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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    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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  • Thumbnail for January 2018 lunar eclipse
    A total lunar eclipse occurred on 31 January 2018. The Moon was near its perigee on 30 January and as such may be described as a "supermoon", when the...
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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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  • 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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    solar eclipse on 17 February. A total lunar eclipse on 3 March. A total solar eclipse on 12 August. A partial lunar eclipse on 28 August. Lunar saros...
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  • Thumbnail for Solar eclipses on the Moon
    Solar eclipses on the Moon are caused when the planet Earth passes in front of the Sun and blocks its light. Viewers on Earth experience a lunar eclipse during...
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  • Thumbnail for Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017
    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 January 2020 lunar eclipse
    A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on 10 January 2020. It was the first of four penumbral lunar eclipses in 2020. The moon’s apparent diameter was larger...
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    eclipse of February 26, 1979, occurred a total solar eclipse on February 16, 1980. A total solar eclipse on Monday, 26 February 1979. A partial lunar...
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    solar eclipse on February 17. A total lunar eclipse on March 3. A total solar eclipse on August 12. A partial lunar eclipse on August 28. This eclipse is...
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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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    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...
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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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    eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse on 25 March. A total solar eclipse on 8 April. A partial lunar eclipse on 18 September. An annular solar eclipse on...
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    A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Thursday, 18 August 2016. It was the second of three lunar eclipses in 2016. This was 3.7 days before the Moon...
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    partial lunar eclipse was visible on 31 December 2009. It was the last and largest of four minor lunar eclipses in 2009. This lunar eclipse was also...
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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....
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    A total solar eclipse on Saturday, 16 February 1980. A penumbral lunar eclipse on Saturday, 1 March 1980. A penumbral lunar eclipse on Sunday, 27 July...
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    January 2028. A partial lunar eclipse on Thursday, 6 July 2028. A total solar eclipse on Saturday, 22 July 2028. A total lunar eclipse on Sunday, 31 December...
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