• Thumbnail for December 1946 lunar eclipse
    total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Sunday, December 8, 1946, with an umbral magnitude of 1.1639. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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    total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Friday, June 14, 1946, with an umbral magnitude of 1.3983. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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  • Thumbnail for December 1936 lunar eclipse
    penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Monday, December 28, 1936, with an umbral magnitude of −0.1550. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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  • Thumbnail for December 1945 lunar eclipse
    total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, December 19, 1945, with an umbral magnitude of 1.3424. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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  • Thumbnail for December 1944 lunar eclipse
    A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Friday, December 29, 1944, with an umbral magnitude of −0.0176. It was a relatively...
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  • Thumbnail for December 1964 lunar eclipse
    total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Saturday, December 19, 1964, with an umbral magnitude of 1.1748. 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 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 January 1955 lunar eclipse
    penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Saturday, January 8, 1955, with an umbral magnitude of −0.1421. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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  • Thumbnail for May 1937 lunar eclipse
    penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, May 25, 1937, with an umbral magnitude of −0.3033. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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  • Thumbnail for November 1937 lunar eclipse
    partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Thursday, November 18, 1937, with an umbral magnitude of 0.1443. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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  • Thumbnail for July 1953 lunar eclipse
    total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Sunday, July 26, 1953, with an umbral magnitude of 1.8629. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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  • Thumbnail for November 1955 lunar eclipse
    partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Tuesday, November 29, 1955, with an umbral magnitude of 0.1190. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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  • Thumbnail for June 1964 lunar eclipse
    total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Thursday, June 25, 1964, with an umbral magnitude of 1.5565. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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  • Thumbnail for June 1928 lunar eclipse
    total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Sunday, June 3, 1928, with an umbral magnitude of 1.2421. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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  • Thumbnail for January 1936 lunar eclipse
    eclipse of February 8, 1925 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 8, 1946 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 28, 1917 Followed by: Lunar eclipse...
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  • Thumbnail for Solar eclipse of December 26, 2019
    Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 6, 2027 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 21, 2010 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 31, 2028 Preceded...
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  • Thumbnail for October 1939 lunar eclipse
    partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Saturday, October 28, 1939, with an umbral magnitude of 0.9876. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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  • Thumbnail for June 1955 lunar eclipse
    penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Sunday, June 5, 1955, with an umbral magnitude of −0.4498. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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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 January 1954 lunar eclipse
    total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Tuesday, January 19, 1954, with an umbral magnitude of 1.0322. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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  • Thumbnail for November 1947 lunar eclipse
    penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Friday, November 28, 1947, with an umbral magnitude of −0.1297. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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    This lunar eclipse was the first of an almost tetrad, with the others being on December 19, 1945 (total); June 14, 1946 (total); and December 8, 1946 (total)...
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  • Thumbnail for May 1957 lunar eclipse
    total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Monday, May 13, 1957, with an umbral magnitude of 1.2982. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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  • Thumbnail for Solar eclipse of January 3, 1946
    partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Thursday, January 3, 1946, with a magnitude of 0.5529. A solar eclipse occurs when...
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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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    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 Solar eclipse of December 14, 2001
    A total lunar eclipse on January 9. A total solar eclipse on June 21. A partial lunar eclipse on July 5. An annular solar eclipse on December 14. A penumbral...
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  • Thumbnail for July 2018 lunar eclipse
    total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Friday, July 27, 2018, with an umbral magnitude of 1.6100. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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    total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Saturday, October 8, 2033, with an umbral magnitude of 1.3508. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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