A total lunar eclipse took place between Saturday, November 8 and Sunday, November 9, 2003, the second of two total lunar eclipses in 2003, the first being on May 16, 2003. It is the first total lunar eclipse of 21st century which happened on a micromoon day. The Moon barely edged into total eclipse for 23 minutes and 12.5 seconds. With the Moon just 1.969% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, the Moon may have been quite bright, but even so, this should have been worth seeing. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours, 32 minutes and 10 seconds. Occurring only 1.4 days before apogee, the Moon's apparent diameter was 6.4% smaller than average.
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Wednesday, November 20, 2002, the last of three lunar eclipses in 2002. This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 86.176% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth, which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 4 hours, 25 minutes and 6.2 seconds. Occurring only 3.6 days after apogee, the Moon's apparent diameter was 5.3% smaller than average.
A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred on Wednesday, 28 November 2012, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2012. This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 91.685% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth, which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 4 hours, 36 minutes, 49.2 seconds. Occurring only 0.2 days before apogee, the Moon's apparent diameter was 6.5% smaller than average.
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on 23 March 2016, the first of three lunar eclipses in 2016. It was visible over Asia, Australia, Pacific, western Americas.
A partial lunar eclipse took place at the Moon's descending node on the evening of Monday, 7 August and the morning pre-dawn on Tuesday, 8 August 2017, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2017. The Moon was only slightly covered by the Earth's umbral shadow at maximum eclipse.
A total lunar eclipse occurred on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. The southern limb of the Moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow. It surpassed the previous eclipse as the longest total lunar eclipse visible from nearly all of North America since August 17, 1989, and until June 26, 2029. Occurring only 5.8 days before apogee, the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller. The next total lunar eclipse will take place on March 14, 2025. A lunar occultation of Uranus happened during the eclipse. It was the first total lunar eclipse on Election Day in US history. This event was referred in media coverage as a "beaver blood moon".
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Thursday, March 3, 1988, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1988, the second being on August 27, 1988. Earlier sources compute this as a 0.3% partial eclipse lasting under 14 minutes, and newest calculations list it as a penumbral eclipse that never enters the umbral shadow. In a rare total penumbral eclipse, the entire Moon was partially shaded by the Earth, and the shading across the Moon should have been quite visible at maximum eclipse. The penumbral phase lasted for 4 hours, 53 minutes and 50.6 seconds in all, though for most of it, the eclipse was extremely difficult or impossible to see. The Moon was 2.2 days after apogee, making it 6.1% smaller than average.
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Thursday, November 8, 1984, the last of three lunar eclipses in 1984. This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 90% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth, which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 4 hours and 28 minutes.
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Tuesday, January 20, 1981, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1981. In a rare total penumbral eclipse, the entire Moon was partially shaded by the Earth, and the shading across the Moon should have been quite visible at maximum eclipse. The penumbral phase lasted for 4 hours and 24 minutes in all, though for most of it, the eclipse was extremely difficult or impossible to see. The moon's apparent diameter was larger because the eclipse occurred 5.2 days after perigee.
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on 10 January 2020, the first of four penumbral lunar eclipses in 2020. It was visible over Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on 5 July 2020, the third of four lunar eclipses in 2020.
A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on Friday, May 5, 2023, the first of two lunar eclipses in 2023. This will be the deepest penumbral eclipse since February 2017 and until September 2042.
A partial lunar eclipse will take place on Saturday, 28 October 2023, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2023. At maximum eclipse, a small bite out of the Moon should be visible. The eclipse will last for 1 hour, 18 minutes and 8.9 seconds, with just 12.393% of the Moon in shadow at maximum. Occurring only 2.7 days after perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter will be 2.7% larger than average.
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Tuesday, September 27, 1977, the second of two lunar eclipses in 1977. At maximum eclipse, 90.076% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth, which caused a slight shadow gradient across its disc; this subtle effect may have been visible to careful observers. No part of the Moon was in complete shadow. The eclipse lasted 4 hours, 17 minutes and 35.5 seconds overall. Occurring 6.2 days before apogee, the Moon's apparent diameter was 2.2% smaller than average.
A total lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, April 13, 1968, the first of two total eclipses in 1968, the second being on October 6, 1968. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 48 minutes and 30.7 seconds. The Moon was 11.164% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours, 14 minutes and 9.6 seconds in total. Occurring only 1.1 days before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter was 5.5% larger than average.
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, November 6, 1976, the second of two lunar eclipses in 1976, the first being on May 13. This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 83.827% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth, which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 4 hours, 25 minutes and 52.1 seconds. Occurring only 0.3 days after apogee, the moon's apparent diameter was 6.5% smaller than average.
A partial lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, February 21, 1970, the first of two partial lunar eclipses in 1970, the other being on August 17 of the same year. A tiny bite out of the Moon may have been visible at maximum, though just 4.639% of the Moon was shadowed in a partial eclipse which lasted for 52 minutes and 42.4 seconds. A shading across the moon from the Earth's penumbral shadow should have been visible at maximum eclipse. Occurring only 2.4 days after apogee, the Moon's apparent diameter was 6% smaller than average. The Moon was 404,163 km from the Earth's center, making almost a Micro Full Moon.
A total lunar eclipse took place on Wednesday, October 18, 1967, the second of two total lunar eclipses in 1967, the first being on April 24, 1967. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 59 minutes and 45.3 seconds. The Moon was 14.258% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours, 38 minutes and 53.2 seconds in total. Occurring only 0.9 days before apogee, the Moon's apparent diameter was 6.5% smaller than average.
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, October 29, 1966, the second of two penumbral lunar eclipses in 1966, the first being on May 4, 1966. At maximum eclipse, 95.172% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth, which caused a slight shadow gradient across its disc; this subtle effect may have been visible to careful observers. No part of the Moon was in complete shadow. The eclipse lasted 4 hours, 33 minutes and 46.2 seconds overall. Occurring only 4 days after apogee, the Moon's apparent diameter was 4.9% smaller than average.
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place at the Moon's ascending of the orbit on Sunday, June 5, 1955, with a penumbral eclipse magnitude of 0.62181 (62.181%). A penumbral lunar eclipse takes place when the Moon moves through the faint, outer part of Earth's shadow, the penumbra. This type of eclipse is not as dramatic as other types of lunar eclipses and is often mistaken for a regular Full Moon. The Moon shines because its surface reflects the Sun's rays. A lunar eclipse happens when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon and blocks some or all of the Sun's light from reaching the Moon. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and the Moon are imperfectly aligned. When this happens, the Earth blocks some of the Sun's light from directly reaching the Moon's surface and covers all or part of the Moon with the outer part of its shadow, also known as the penumbra. Since the penumbra is much fainter than the dark core of the Earth's shadow, the umbra, a penumbral eclipse of the Moon is often difficult to tell apart from a normal Full Moon. Occurring only 0.5 days after apogee, the moon's apparent diameter was 6.5% smaller than average.
