Explore: Lunar Eclipses

total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place) because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Also unlike solar eclipses, lunar eclipses are safe

anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings. A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days

century, there will be 228 lunar eclipses of which 86 will be penumbral, 57 will be partial and 85 will be total. Of the total eclipses, 24 will be central,

that eclipses are not a common event. If both orbits were perfectly circular, then each eclipse would be the same type every month. Lunar eclipses can

anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings. A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days

penumbral lunar eclipse List of saros series for lunar eclipses – counts by saros number Tetrad – four total lunar eclipses within two years Lunar eclipses by

of 12,064 lunar eclipses: 4,378 penumbral eclipses, of which 4,237 were partial and 141 were total 4,207 partial eclipses 3,479 total eclipses, of which

anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings. A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days

solar eclipses, because unlike solar eclipses they can be viewed from anywhere on the dark side of the Earth. Throughout history lunar eclipses have been

anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings. A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days