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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.
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.
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular ...
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 ...
A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Thursday, April 20, 2023, [ 1] with a magnitude of 1.0132. It was a hybrid event, a narrow total eclipse, and beginning and ending as an annular eclipse. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun thereby totally or partly obscuring the Sun for ...
On May 5, 2023, there's a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Scorpio. Learn about the meaning of this event in astrology and read your horoscope by zodiac sign.
October 28: Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Taurus - A big ending is in store as the universe puts you face-to-face with the forces of destiny, closing a cycle that began back in the Spring of 2022 ...
A total lunar eclipse occurred on 15–16 May 2022, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 2022. The event occurred near lunar perigee; as a result, this event was referred to some in media coverage as a "super flower blood moon" and elsewhere as a "super blood moon", a supermoon that coincides with a total lunar eclipse.