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    A partial lunar eclipse took place on Monday, March 24, 1997, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1997. This partial lunar eclipse was nearly total; however...
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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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  • Thumbnail for March 2026 lunar eclipse
    total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, with an umbral magnitude of 1.1526. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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  • Thumbnail for September 1997 lunar eclipse
    total lunar eclipse took place at the Moon's descending node of the orbit on Tuesday, September 16, 1997, the second of two lunar eclipses in 1997. A shallow...
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    the 30th member of Lunar Saros 132, and the first total eclipse of the series. The previous event was the March 1997 lunar eclipse, being slightly partial...
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  • Thumbnail for Solar eclipse of March 29, 2025
    fortnight. A total lunar eclipse on March 14. A partial solar eclipse on March 29. A total lunar eclipse on September 7. A partial solar eclipse on September...
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  • Thumbnail for March 2006 lunar eclipse
    A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Tuesday, March 14, 2006, with an umbral magnitude of −0.0584. It was a relatively...
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  • Thumbnail for March 1998 lunar eclipse
    A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Friday, March 13, 1998, the first of three lunar eclipses in 1998. A total solar eclipse on February 26. A penumbral...
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  • Thumbnail for March 1988 lunar eclipse
    A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Thursday, March 3, 1988, with an umbral magnitude of −0.0016. It was a relatively...
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  • Thumbnail for Eclipse
    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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  • Thumbnail for March 1979 lunar eclipse
    partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, March 13, 1979, with an umbral magnitude of 0.8538. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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  • Thumbnail for Solar eclipse of March 9, 1997
    A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9, 1997, with a magnitude of 1.042....
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  • Thumbnail for March 1961 lunar eclipse
    partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, March 2, 1961, with an umbral magnitude of 0.8006. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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    partial lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Friday, August 28, 2026, with an umbral magnitude of 0.9319. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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  • Thumbnail for Eclipse season
    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 April 1996 lunar eclipse
    total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, April 4, 1996, with an umbral magnitude of 1.3795. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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  • Thumbnail for Solar eclipse of March 30, 2033
    A total solar eclipse on March 30. A total lunar eclipse on April 14. A partial solar eclipse on September 23. A total lunar eclipse on October 8. Preceded...
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  • Thumbnail for September 1996 lunar eclipse
    This lunar eclipse was the second of an almost tetrad, with the others being on April 4, 1996 (total); March 24, 1997 (partial); and September 16, 1997 (total)...
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    An annular 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. Preceded...
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  • Thumbnail for September 2006 lunar eclipse
    partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, September 7, 2006, with an umbral magnitude of 0.1837. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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    geometry of a lunar eclipse, the lunar distance can be calculated using trigonometry. The earliest accounts of attempts to measure the lunar distance using...
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  • lunar eclipses took place in the 20th century: 83 penumbral, 65 partial and 81 total. See also: Lists of lunar eclipses, List of 19th-century lunar eclipses...
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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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  • Thumbnail for Total penumbral lunar eclipse
    A total penumbral lunar eclipse is a lunar eclipse that occurs when the Moon becomes completely immersed in the penumbral cone of the Earth without touching...
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  • Thumbnail for January 2001 lunar eclipse
    total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, January 9, 2001, with an umbral magnitude of 1.1902. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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    total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Thursday, February 21, 2008, with an umbral magnitude of 1.1081. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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    the horizon. Lunar polar sunrises and sunsets occur around the time of eclipses (solar or lunar). For example, at the Solar eclipse of March 9, 2016, the...
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  • Thumbnail for Eclipses in mythology and culture
    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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  • 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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    March equinox has solar and lunar eclipses of even-numbered saros, while the eclipse season near the September equinox has solar and lunar eclipses at...
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