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  2. Eclipses in mythology and culture - Wikipedia

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    French Jesuits observing an eclipse with King Narai and his court in April 1688, shortly before the Siamese revolution. The periodicity of lunar eclipses been deduced by Neo-Babylonian astronomers in the sixth century BCE [6] and the periodicity of solar eclipses was deduced in first century BCE by Greek astronomers, who developed the Antikythera mechanism [7] and had understood the Sun, Moon ...

  3. Grahana - Wikipedia

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    An eclipse is classified as either as Suryagrahana (Sūryagrahaṇam), a solar eclipse, or a Chandragrahana (Candragrahaṇam), a lunar eclipse in Hindu literature. [ 2 ] Beliefs surrounding eclipses are regarded by scholars to be closely associated with Vedic deities, and were significant in both astrology and astronomy.

  4. Eclipse - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 December 2024. Astronomical event where one body is hidden by another For other uses, see Eclipse (disambiguation). "Total eclipse" redirects here. For other uses, see Total eclipse (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Eclipes. Totality during the 1999 solar eclipse. Solar prominences can be seen ...

  5. Svarbhānu - Wikipedia

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    'Splendour of Radiance') [1] is an asura traditionally held responsible for solar eclipses and lunar eclipses in Vedic mythology. The name is also used as an attribute of the asuras Rahu and Ketu in Puranic mythology , [ 1 ] who are also connected to the solar eclipse and the lunar eclipse .

  6. Bulgae - Wikipedia

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    In Korean mythology, the cosmological narratives and legends such as the Isik, Wolsik legend, explain the eclipse phenomenon with the Bulgae dogs. [3] [4] According to the myth recorded in the Hangug-ui seolwo (Folk Myths from Korea), [1] there were many realms of heaven. One of them, the kingdom of darkness, was called Gamangnara, the Dark World.

  7. Saros (astronomy) - Wikipedia

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    18.999 eclipse years (38 eclipse seasons of 173.31 days) 238.992 anomalistic months; 241.029 sidereal months; The 19 eclipse years means that if there is a solar eclipse (or lunar eclipse), then after one saros a new moon will take place at the same node of the orbit of the Moon, and under these circumstances another solar eclipse can occur.

  8. May 1453 lunar eclipse - Wikipedia

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    It was seen during the Fall of Constantinople (the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire), during the siege that lasted from Thursday, 5 April 1453 until Tuesday, 29 May 1453), after which the city fell to the Ottomans.

  9. January 2048 lunar eclipse - Wikipedia

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    A total lunar eclipse will occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Wednesday, January 1, 2048, [1] with an umbral magnitude of 1.1297. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow.