The top diagram shows the Moon's trajectory with respect to Earth's penumbral and umbral shadows. Two fields in the summary table provide links to graphics and additional information for each eclipse.Ī figure consisting of a diagram and map for each eclipse may be seen by clicking on the Calendar Date. The second value (in bold) is the duration the total phase.įinally, the Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility provides a brief description of the regions where each eclipse will be seen. The first is the interval between the beginning and end of the partial phases. If the eclipse is total then two durations are listed. The Eclipse Duration gives the length of the partial eclipse. The Umbral Magnitude (column 5) gives the fraction of the Moon's diameter immersed in Earth's umbral shadow at the instant of greatest eclipse. The third column lists the Eclipse Type which is either Total, Partial, or Penumbral.Įclipses recur over the Saros cycle, a period of approximately 18 years 11 days.Įach eclipse belongs to the Saros Series shown in the 4th column. The second column TD of Greatest Eclipse is the Terrestrial Dynamical Time of greatest eclipse. The first column gives the Calendar Date of the instant of greatest eclipse.

A concise summary of all lunar eclipses from

Lunar eclipse