• Thumbnail for September 1941 lunar eclipse
    partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Friday, September 5, 1941, with an umbral magnitude of 0.0511. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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    total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, September 26, 1950, with an umbral magnitude of 1.0783. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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    partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, September 14, 1932, with an umbral magnitude of 0.9752. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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    partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, March 13, 1941, with an umbral magnitude of 0.3226. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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  • Thumbnail for Solar eclipse of September 21, 1941
    total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Sunday, September 21, 1941, with a magnitude of 1.0379. A solar eclipse occurs when...
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  • Thumbnail for September 1959 lunar eclipse
    lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Thursday, September 17, 1959, with an umbral magnitude of −0.0495. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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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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    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 Solar eclipse of September 21, 2025
    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 21. Preceded...
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  • Thumbnail for Solar eclipse of July 22, 2028
    Solar eclipse of September 2, 2035 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 16, 2019 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 27, 2037 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of...
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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 October 1930 lunar eclipse
    Lunar eclipse of September 5, 1941 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 26, 1912 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 18, 1948 Preceded by: Lunar...
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  • Thumbnail for August 1952 lunar eclipse
    partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, August 5, 1952, with an umbral magnitude of 0.5318. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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    by: Lunar eclipse of January 30, 1934 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 5, 1941 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 7, 1930 Followed by: Lunar eclipse...
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  • Thumbnail for February 1952 lunar eclipse
    partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Monday, February 11, 1952, with an umbral magnitude of 0.0832. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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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 March 29, 2025
    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 21. Preceded...
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  • Thumbnail for March 1942 lunar eclipse
    total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, March 3, 1942, with an umbral magnitude of 1.5612. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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    partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Tuesday, January 30, 1934, with an umbral magnitude of 0.1120. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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  • Thumbnail for July 2028 lunar eclipse
    Lunar eclipse of July 28, 1999 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 17, 2057 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 5, 1941 Followed by: Lunar eclipse...
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    a solar eclipse. At full moon, when the Moon is in opposition to the Sun, the Moon may pass through the shadow of Earth, and a lunar eclipse is visible...
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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 August 1943 lunar eclipse
    partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Sunday, August 15, 1943, with an umbral magnitude of 0.8697. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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  • Thumbnail for August 1944 lunar eclipse
    penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Friday, August 4, 1944, with an umbral magnitude of −0.4758. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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  • Thumbnail for Solar eclipse of August 2, 2027
    Solar eclipse of May 21, 2031 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 21, 2020 Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 12, 2034 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of...
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  • Thumbnail for March 1932 lunar eclipse
    partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Tuesday, March 22, 1932, with an umbral magnitude of 0.9666. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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  • Thumbnail for August 1970 lunar eclipse
    by: Lunar eclipse of September 5, 1941 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 28, 1999 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 16, 1883 Followed by: Lunar eclipse...
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  • Thumbnail for Solar eclipse of October 2, 2024
    A penumbral lunar eclipse on March 25. A total solar eclipse on April 8. A partial lunar eclipse on September 18. An annular solar eclipse on October 2...
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    eclipse of September 1, 2016 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 16, 2000 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 27, 2018 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August...
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  • Thumbnail for April 1950 lunar eclipse
    total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Sunday, April 2, 1950, with an umbral magnitude of 1.0329. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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