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A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, [1] with an umbral magnitude of 1.3607. It was a central lunar eclipse, in which part of the Moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be ...
The moon “passed fully into Earth’s shadow and produced a total lunar eclipse,” also known as a blood moon, on Tuesday, November 8, according to the National Aeronautics and Space ...
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. See also: List of lunar eclipses, List of 20th-century lunar eclipses, and List of 22nd ...
A total lunar eclipse is coming on November 8, which is also Election Day. Here’s what you need to know. ... 2022—smack in the middle of the April 30 Taurus solar eclipse and the May 16 ...
A "blood moon" lunar eclipse is seen setting behind the US Capitol Building on Election Day in November 2022 in Washington, DC. ... The second total lunar eclipse will occur on September 7-8 and ...
Central lunar eclipse is a total lunar eclipse during which the Moon passes near and through the centre of Earth's shadow, contacting the antisolar point. [11] This type of lunar eclipse is relatively rare. The relative distance of the Moon from Earth at the time of an eclipse can affect the eclipse's duration.
This lunar eclipse was the second of an almost tetrad, with the others being on May 26, 2021 (total); May 16, 2022 (total); and November 8, 2022 (total). Visibility [ edit ]
This was the longest total lunar eclipse visible from nearly all of North America since August 17, 1989 until the next eclipse on November 8. [9] [10] The eclipse was a dark one with the northern limb of the Moon passing through the center of Earth's shadow. This was the first central eclipse of Lunar Saros 131.