• total lunar eclipse took place on Thursday, April 24, 1986, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 1986, the second being on October 17, 1986. The Moon...
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  • total lunar eclipses occurred in 1986: 24 April 1986 lunar eclipse 17 October 1986 lunar eclipse List of 20th-century lunar eclipses Lists of lunar eclipses...
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  • total lunar eclipse took place on Friday, October 17, 1986, the second of two total lunar eclipses in 1986, the first being on April 24, 1986. The Moon...
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    total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Saturday, April 4, 2015, with an umbral magnitude of 1.0019. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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    A lunar eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. Such an alignment occurs...
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    lunar eclipse took place on Monday, April 24, 1967, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 1967, the second being on October 18, 1967. This lunar eclipse...
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    penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Sunday, April 24, 2005, with an umbral magnitude of −0.1417. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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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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    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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    partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, April 9, 1986, with a magnitude of 0.8236. A solar eclipse occurs when...
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    partial lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, April 15, 1995, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1995, the second being with a penumbral lunar eclipse on Sunday...
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  • A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Tuesday, April 14, 1987, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1987, the second being on October 7, 1987. This subtle...
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    total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Monday, May 16, 2022, with an umbral magnitude of 1.4155. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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    total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Monday, September 28, 2015, with an umbral magnitude of 1.2774. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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  • A partial lunar eclipse took place on Monday, April 4, 1977, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1977. Lasting 1 hour and 34.76 minutes, 19.289% of the...
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    The solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, also known as the Great North American Eclipse, was a total solar eclipse visible across a band covering parts of...
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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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    A total lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, April 13, 1968, the first of two total eclipses in 1968, the second being on October 6, 1968. Penumbral...
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    the lunar distance was calculated. A more ambitious project called the "Aristarchus Campaign" was conducted during the lunar eclipse of 15 April 2014...
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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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    total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, October 28, 2004, with an umbral magnitude of 1.3100. A lunar eclipse occurs...
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    Lunar eclipse of March 23, 2016 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 3, 2034 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 29, 2014 Followed by: Solar eclipse of...
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    partial lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Monday, October 17, 2005, with an umbral magnitude of 0.0645. 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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    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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    by: Lunar eclipse of April 24, 1986 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 16, 2022 Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 25, 1975 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of...
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    eclipse prayer performed during solar and lunar eclipses was first performed by Muhammad during this eclipse, thereafter becoming a sunnah. A hadith narrated...
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    and 1986, starting with the May 1985 lunar eclipse. The next series was in 2014 and 2015, starting with the April 2014 lunar eclipse. The eclipse was...
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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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    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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