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Bookmark or Share- What are lunar eclipses and how do they occur? | SpaceLunar eclipses occur when Earth moves between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow across the lunar surface. Lunar eclipses can only take place during a full moon...
- NASA - Lunar Eclipses: 2021 - 2030 - NASA Eclipse Web SiteA 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.
- Solar and Lunar Eclipses in 2025 - Sky & TelescopeUnlike total lunar eclipses, which can be viewed from roughly half of Earth’s surface, total and annular solar eclipses tightly restrict where you can see them because the Moon casts a much smaller umbral shadow than Earth does — and you need to be within that shadow to view the event. A completely eclipsed Sun can be viewed only from a ...
- Eclipses and the Moon - NASA ScienceThere are two types of eclipses: lunar and solar. During a lunar eclipse, Earth’s shadow obscures the Moon. During a solar eclipse, the Moon blocks the Sun from view. Lunar eclipses occur at the full moon phase.
- What is a lunar eclipse and when is the next one?What is a lunar eclipse? A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth is in between the Moon and the Sun. The Moon passes through the shadow cast by Earth. This phenomenon can only happen during a full moon, when the Moon is on the opposite side of Earth than the Sun.
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