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    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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    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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  • partial lunar eclipses occurred in 1952: 11 February 1952 lunar eclipse 5 August 1952 lunar eclipse List of 20th-century lunar eclipses Lists of lunar eclipses...
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    partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Saturday, August 26, 1961, with an umbral magnitude of 0.9863. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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    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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    partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Monday, August 17, 1970, with an umbral magnitude of 0.4080. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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    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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    total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Monday, February 25, 1952, with a magnitude of 1.0366. A solar eclipse occurs when...
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    by: Lunar eclipse of August 5, 1952 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 7, 2126 A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9...
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    penumbral lunar eclipse on July 18. A total solar eclipse on August 2. A penumbral lunar eclipse on August 17. Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October...
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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 August 1951 lunar eclipse
    penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Friday, August 17, 1951, with an umbral magnitude of −0.8455. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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    A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, January 9, 1963, with an umbral magnitude of −0.0184. It was a...
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    annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, August 20, 1952, with a magnitude of 0.942. A solar eclipse occurs when...
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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 eclipse of November 29, 1955 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 6, 1963 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 5, 1952 Followed by: Lunar eclipse...
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    annular solar eclipse on February 16. A penumbral lunar eclipse on March 3. A total solar eclipse on August 12. A penumbral lunar eclipse on August 27. Preceded...
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    Retrieved 13 August 2024. "Partial Solar Eclipse of 2025 Mar 29". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 13 August 2024. van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, August 11, 1999, with a magnitude of 1.0286. A solar eclipse occurs when...
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    partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Saturday, February 21, 1970, with an umbral magnitude of 0.0464. 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 February 1943 lunar eclipse
    partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Saturday, February 20, 1943, with an umbral magnitude of 0.7616. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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    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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    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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    of solar eclipses in the 20th century List of lunar eclipses in the 21st century Acknowledgement: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's Goddard Space...
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