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Metonic series. This eclipse is the last of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, 28–29 October, each separated by 19 years: The metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the Earth's shadow will in nearly the same location ...
The annular solar eclipse begins in Oregon at 9:13 a.m. pacific time and ends in Texas at 12:03 p.m. central time. The maximum view in North Texas will be at 11:52 a.m. on Oct. 14, with the start ...
Lists of lunar eclipses. There will be 230 lunar eclipses in the 21st century (2001–2100): 87 penumbral, 58 partial and 85 total. [1] Eclipses are listed in sets by lunar years, repeating every 12 months for each node. Ascending node eclipses are given a red background highlight.
In the combined case where the smaller body regularly transits the larger, an occultation is also termed a secondary eclipse. An eclipse occurs when a body totally or partially disappears from view, either by an occultation, as with a solar eclipse , or by passing into the shadow of another body, as with a lunar eclipse (thus both are listed on ...
A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred on Friday, 5 May 2023, the first of two lunar eclipses in 2023. The moon's apparent diameter was 0.1% larger than average since it occurred 5.5 days before perigee (Perigee on 11 May 2023). This was the deepest penumbral eclipse (with –0.0457 magnitude) since February 2017 and until September 2042.
May 3, 2023 at 1:23 PM. A lunar eclipse on 5 May will see the Moon darken as it moves into Earth’s shadow (Getty Images/ iStock) A rare penumbral lunar eclipse on Friday will see the Moon darken ...
The moon, Venus and Jupiter aligned in the evening sky. The crescent moon appeared below Venus and Jupiter on Tuesday, Feb. 21. A similar alignment will be visible on Thursday, Feb. 23 ...
A lunar eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. [ 1 ] Such an alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of the Earth's orbit.