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lunar eclipse 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 during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase, ...

occurs when the

Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It Orbit of the Moon, orbits around Earth at Lunar distance, an average distance of (; about 30 times Earth diameter, Earth's diameter). The Moon rotation, rotates, with a rotation period (lunar ...

moves into the

Earth's shadow Earth's shadow (or Earth shadow) is the shadow that Earth itself casts through its atmosphere and into outer space, toward the antisolar point. During the twilight period (both early dusk and late dawn), the shadow's visible fringe – someti ...

, causing the Moon to be darkened.

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* List of central lunar eclipses * Total penumbral lunar eclipse

By classification

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

By era

* Lunar eclipses by century * Historically significant lunar eclipses * List of lunar eclipses in the 19th century * List of lunar eclipses in the 20th century *

List of lunar eclipses in the 21st century During the 21st century, there will be 228 lunar eclipses of which 86 will be Lunar eclipse#Types of lunar eclipse, penumbral, 57 will be partial and 85 will be total. Of the total eclipses, 24 will be central, in the sense that the Moon will pas ...

* List of lunar eclipses in the 22nd century

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