Lunar eclipse

A lunar eclipse occurs when t he Moon moves int o t he Eart h's shadow.[1] This can occur only
when t he Sun, Eart h, and Moon are exact ly or very closely aligned (in syzygy) wit h Eart h bet ween
t he ot her t wo, which can happen only on t he night of a full moon when t he Moon is near eit her
lunar node. The t ype and lengt h of a lunar eclipse depend on t he Moon's proximit y t o t he lunar
node.

Latter phases of the partial lunar eclipse on 17 July 2019 taken from Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

When t he moon is t ot ally eclipsed by t he Eart h, it t akes on a reddish color t hat is caused by t he
planet when it complet ely blocks direct sunlight from reaching t he Moon surface, as only t he
light reflect ed from t he lunar surface has been refract ed by Eart h's at mosphere. This light
appears reddish due t o t he Rayleigh scat t ering of blue light , t he same reason sunrise and sunset s
are more orange t han during t he day.

Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relat ively small area of t he world, a lunar
eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on t he night side of Eart h. A t ot al lunar eclipse can last up
t o nearly 2 hours, while a t ot al solar eclipse last s only up t o a few minut es at any given place,
because t he Moon's shadow is smaller. Also unlike solar eclipses, lunar eclipses are safe t o view
wit hout any eye prot ect ion or special precaut ions, as t hey are dimmer t han a normal full Moon.

The symbol for a lunar eclipse (or indeed any body in t he shadow of anot her) is (U+1F776 🝶).

For t he dat e of t he next eclipse, see § Recent and fort hcoming lunar eclipses.

Types of lunar eclipse

A schematic diagram of the shadow cast by Earth. Within the umbra, the central region, the planet totally shields direct
sunlight. In contrast, within the penumbra, the outer portion, the sunlight is only partially blocked. (Neither the Sun, Moon,
and Earth sizes nor the distances between the bodies are to scale.)

Eart h's shadow can be divided int o t wo dist inct ive part s: t he umbra and penumbra. Eart h t ot ally
occludes direct solar radiat ion wit hin t he umbra, t he cent ral region of t he shadow. However, since
t he Sun's diamet er appears about one-quart er of Eart h's in t he lunar sky, t he planet only part ially
blocks direct sunlight wit hin t he penumbra, t he out er port ion of t he shadow.
Penumbral lunar eclipse

This occurs when t he Moon passes t hrough Eart h's penumbra. The penumbra causes a subt le
dimming of t he lunar surface, which is only visible t o t he naked eye when about 70% of t he
Moon's diamet er has immersed int o Eart h's penumbra.[2] A special t ype of penumbral eclipse is a
total penumbral lunar eclipse, during which t he Moon lies exclusively wit hin Eart h's penumbra.
Tot al penumbral eclipses are rare, and when t hese occur, t he port ion of t he Moon closest t o t he
umbra may appear slight ly darker t han t he rest of t he lunar disk.

Partial lunar eclipse

Timelapse of a partial lunar eclipse

This occurs when only a port ion of t he Moon ent ers Eart h's umbra, while a total lunar eclipse
occurs when t he ent ire Moon ent ers t he planet 's umbra. The Moon's average orbit al speed is
about 1.03 km/s (2,300 mph), or a lit t le more t han it s diamet er per hour, so t ot alit y may last up t o
nearly 107 minut es. Nevert heless, t he t ot al t ime bet ween t he first and t he last cont act s of t he
Moon's limb wit h Eart h's shadow is much longer and could last up t o 236 minut es.[3]

Total lunar eclipse

This occurs when t he Moon falls ent irely wit hin t he Eart h's umbra. Just prior t o complet e ent ry,
t he bright ness of t he lunar limb-- t he curved edge of t he Moon st ill being hit by direct sunlight --
will cause t he rest of t he Moon t o appear comparat ively dim. The moment t he Moon ent ers a
complet e eclipse, t he ent ire surface will become more or less uniformly bright . Lat er, as t he
Moon's opposit e limb is st ruck by sunlight , t he overall disk will again become obscured. This is
because as viewed from t he Eart h, t he bright ness of a lunar limb is generally great er t han t hat of
t he rest of t he surface due t o reflect ions from t he many surface irregularit ies wit hin t he limb:
sunlight st riking t hese irregularit ies is always reflect ed back in great er quant it ies t han t hat
st riking more cent ral part s, and is why t he edges of full moons generally appear bright er t han t he
rest of t he lunar surface. This is similar t o t he effect of velvet fabric over a convex curved
surface which t o an observer will appear darkest at t he cent er of t he curve. It will be t rue of any
planet ary body wit h lit t le or no at mosphere and an irregular crat ered surface (e.g., Mercury) when
viewed opposit e t he Sun.[4]

Central lunar eclipse

This is a t ot al lunar eclipse during which t he Moon passes t hrough t he cent re of Eart h's shadow,
cont act ing t he ant isolar point . This t ype of lunar eclipse is relat ively rare.

The relat ive dist ance of t he Moon from Eart h at t he t ime of an eclipse can affect t he eclipse's
durat ion. In part icular, when t he Moon is near apogee, t he fart hest point from Eart h in it s orbit , it s
orbit al speed is t he slowest . The diamet er of Eart h's umbra does not decrease appreciably wit hin
t he changes in t he Moon's orbit al dist ance. Thus, t he concurrence of a t ot ally eclipsed Moon
near apogee will lengt hen t he durat ion of t ot alit y.

Selenelion

A selenelion or selenehelion, also called a horizontal eclipse, occurs where and when bot h t he Sun
and an eclipsed Moon can be observed at t he same t ime. The event can only be observed just
before sunset or just aft er sunrise, when bot h bodies will appear just above opposit e horizons at
nearly opposit e point s in t he sky. A selenelion occurs during every t ot al lunar eclipse-- it is an
experience of t he observer, not a planet ary event separat e from t he lunar eclipse it self.
Typically, observers on Eart h locat ed on high mount ain ridges undergoing false sunrise or false
sunset at the same moment of a total lunar eclipse will be able t o experience it . Alt hough during
selenelion t he Moon is complet ely wit hin t he Eart h's umbra, bot h it and t he Sun can be observed
in t he sky because at mospheric refract ion causes each body t o appear higher (i.e., more cent ral)
in t he sky t han it s t rue geomet ric planet ary posit ion.[5]

Timing
Contact points relative to the Earth's umbral and penumbral shadows, here with the Moon near is descending node

The t iming of t ot al lunar eclipses is det ermined by what are known as it s "cont act s" (moment s
of cont act wit h Eart h's shadow):[6]

P1 (First contact): Beginning of t he penumbral eclipse. Eart h's penumbra t ouches t he Moon's
out er limb.

U1 (Second contact): Beginning of t he part ial eclipse. Eart h's umbra t ouches t he Moon's out er
limb.

U2 (Third contact): Beginning of t he t ot al eclipse. The Moon's surface is ent irely wit hin Eart h's
umbra.

Greatest eclipse: The peak st age of t he t ot al eclipse. The Moon is at it s closest t o t he cent er
of Eart h's umbra.

U3 (Fourth contact): End of t he t ot al eclipse. The Moon's out er limb exit s Eart h's umbra.

U4 (Fifth contact): End of t he part ial eclipse. Eart h's umbra leaves t he Moon's surface.

P4 (Sixth contact): End of t he penumbral eclipse. Eart h's penumbra no longer makes cont act
wit h t he Moon.

Danjon scale
The Moon does not completely darken as it passes through the umbra because Earth's atmosphere refracts sunlight into
the shadow cone.

The following scale (t he Danjon scale) was devised by André Danjon for rat ing t he overall
darkness of lunar eclipses:[7]

L = 0: Very dark eclipse. Moon almost invisible, especially at mid-t ot alit y.

L = 1: Dark eclipse, gray or brownish in colorat ion. Det ails dist inguishable only wit h difficult y.

L = 2: Deep red or rust -colored eclipse. Very dark cent ral shadow, while out er edge of umbra is
relat ively bright .

L = 3: Brick-red eclipse. Umbral shadow usually has a bright or yellow rim.

L = 4: Very bright copper-red or orange eclipse. Umbral shadow is bluish and has a very bright
rim.

Lunar versus solar eclipse

In a lunar eclipse, the Moon often passes through two regions of Earth's shadow: an outer penumbra, where direct sunlight
is dimmed, and an inner umbra, where indirect and much dimmer sunlight refracted by Earth's atmosphere shines on the
Moon, leaving a reddish color. This can be seen in different exposures of a partial lunar eclipse, for example here with
exposures of 1/80, 2/5, and 2 seconds.
There is oft en confusion bet ween a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse. While bot h involve
int eract ions bet ween t he Sun, Eart h, and t he Moon, t hey are very different in t heir int eract ions.

The Moon does not complet ely darken as it passes t hrough t he umbra because of t he refract ion
of sunlight by Eart h's at mosphere int o t he shadow cone; if Eart h had no at mosphere, t he Moon
would be complet ely dark during t he eclipse.[8] The reddish colorat ion arises because sunlight
reaching t he Moon must pass t hrough a long and dense layer of Eart h's at mosphere, where it is
scat t ered. Short er wavelengt hs are more likely t o be scat t ered by t he air molecules and small
part icles; t hus, t he longer wavelengt hs predominat e by t he t ime t he light rays have penet rat ed
t he at mosphere. Human vision perceives t his result ing light as red. This is t he same effect t hat
causes sunset s and sunrises t o t urn t he sky a reddish color. An alt ernat ive way of conceiving t his
scenario is t o realize t hat , as viewed from t he Moon, t he Sun would appear t o be set t ing (or
rising) behind Eart h.

The amount of refract ed light depends on t he amount of dust or clouds in t he at mosphere; t his
also cont rols how much light is scat t ered. In general, t he dust ier t he at mosphere, t he more t hat
ot her wavelengt hs of light will be removed (compared t o red light ), leaving t he result ing light a
deeper red color. This causes t he result ing coppery-red hue of t he Moon t o vary from one
eclipse t o t he next . Volcanoes are not able for expelling large quant it ies of dust int o t he
at mosphere, and a large erupt ion short ly before an eclipse can have a large effect on t he
result ing color.

Christopher Columbus predicting a lunar eclipse.

Lunar eclipse in culture

Several cult ures have myt hs relat ed t o lunar eclipses or allude t o t he lunar eclipse as being a
good or bad omen. The Egypt ians saw t he eclipse as a sow swallowing t he Moon for a short
t ime; ot her cult ures view t he eclipse as t he Moon being swallowed by ot her animals, such as a
jaguar in Mayan t radit ion, or a myt hical t hree-legged t oad known as Chan Chu in China. Some
societ ies t hought it was a demon swallowing t he Moon, and t hat t hey could chase it away by
t hrowing st ones and curses at it .[9] The Ancient Greeks correct ly believed t he Eart h was round
and used t he shadow from t he lunar eclipse as evidence.[10] Some Hindus believe in t he
import ance of bat hing in t he Ganges River following an eclipse because it will help t o achieve
salvat ion.[11]

Inca

Similarly t o t he Mayans, t he Incans believed t hat lunar eclipses occurred when a jaguar at e t he
Moon, which is why a blood moon looks red. The Incans also believed t hat once t he jaguar
finished eat ing t he Moon, it could come down and devour all t he animals on Eart h, so t hey would
t ake spears and shout at t he Moon t o keep it away.[12]

Mesopotamians

The ancient Mesopot amians believed t hat a lunar eclipse was when t he Moon was being
at t acked by seven demons. This at t ack was more t han just one on t he Moon, however, for t he
Mesopot amians linked what happened in t he sky wit h what happened on t he land, and because
t he king of Mesopot amia represent ed t he land, t he seven demons were t hought t o be also
at t acking t he king. In order t o prevent t his at t ack on t he king, t he Mesopot amians made
someone pret end t o be t he king so t hey would be at t acked inst ead of t he t rue king. Aft er t he
lunar eclipse was over, t he subst it ut e king was made t o disappear (possibly by poisoning).[12]

Chinese

In some Chinese cult ures, people would ring bells t o prevent a dragon or ot her wild animals from
bit ing t he Moon.[13] In t he 19t h cent ury, during a lunar eclipse, t he Chinese navy fired it s art illery
because of t his belief.[14] During t he Zhou Dynast y (c. 1046–256 BC) in t he Book of Songs, t he
sight of a Red Moon engulfed in darkness was believed t o foreshadow famine or disease.[15]

Blood moon
Totality during the lunar eclipse of 15 May 2022. Direct sunlight is being blocked by the Earth, and the only light reaching it
is sunlight refracted by Earth's atmosphere, producing a reddish color.

Cert ain lunar eclipses have been referred t o as "blood moons" in popular art icles but t his is not a
scient ifically-recognized t erm.[16] This t erm has been given t wo separat e, but overlapping,
meanings.

The first , and simpler, meaning relat es t o t he reddish color a t ot ally eclipsed Moon t akes on t o
observers on Eart h.[17] As sunlight penet rat es t he at mosphere of Eart h, t he gaseous layer filt ers
and refract s t he rays in such a way t hat t he green t o violet wavelengt hs on t he visible spect rum
scat t er more st rongly t han t he red, t hus giving t he Moon a reddish cast .[18]

The second meaning of "blood moon" has been derived from t his apparent colorat ion by t wo
fundament alist Christ ian past ors, Mark Blit z and John Hagee.[16][19] They claimed t hat t he 2014–
15 "lunar t et rad" of four lunar eclipses coinciding wit h t he feast s of Passover and Tabernacles
mat ched t he "moon t urning t o blood" described in t he Book of Joel of t he Hebrew Bible.[19] This
t et rad was claimed t o herald t he Second Coming of Christ and t he Rapt ure as described in t he
Book of Revelat ion on t he dat e of t he first of t he eclipses in t his sequence on April 15, 2014.[20]

Occurrence

At least t wo lunar eclipses and as many as five occur every year, alt hough t ot al lunar eclipses are
significant ly less common. If t he dat e and t ime of an eclipse is known, t he occurrences of
upcoming eclipses are predict able using an eclipse cycle, like t he saros.
Recent and forthcoming lunar eclipses

Eclipses occur only during an eclipse season, when t he Sun appears t o pass near eit her node of
t he Moon's orbit .

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2002–2005

Descending node Ascending node

Saros Date Type Gamma Saros Date Type Gamma

Photo View Chart Photo View Chart

2002 May penumbral 2002 Nov penumbral

26 20
111 1.1759 116 -1.1127

2003 May total 2003 Nov total

121 126
16 09
0.4123 -0.4319

2004 May total total

131 136 2004 Oct 28
04
-0.3132 0.2846

2005 Apr 24 penumbral 146 2005 Oct 17 part ial

141 -1.0885 0.9796

Last set 2002 Jun 24 Last set 2001 Dec 30

Next set 2006 Mar 14 Next set 2006 Sep 7

 Lunar eclipse series sets from 2006–2009

Descending node Ascending node

Saros # Date Type Gamma Saros # Date Type Gamma

and photo Viewing Chart and photo Viewing Chart

2006 Mar penumbral part ial

118 2006 Sep 7
113 14
1.0211 -0.9262

2007 Mar total 2007 Aug total

128
123 03 28
0.3175 -0.2146

2008 Feb total 2008 Aug part ial

133 138
21 16
-0.3992 0.5646

2009 Feb penumbral 2009 Aug penumbral

143 148
09 06
-1.0640 1.3572

Last set 2005 Apr 24 Last set 2005 Oct 17

Next set 2009 Dec 31 Next set 2009 Jul 07

 Lunar eclipse series sets from 2009–2013

Ascending node Descending node

Saros # Date Type Gamma Saros # Date Type Gamma

Photo Viewing chart Photo Viewing chart

penumbral 2009 Dec part ial

2009 Jul 07 115
31
110 -1.4916 0.9766

part ial 2010 Dec total

120 2010 Jun 26 125
21
-0.7091 0.3214

total 2011 Dec total

130 2011 Jun 15 135
10
0.0897 -0.3882

140 2012 Jun 04 part ial 2012 Nov 28 penumbral

0.8248 145 -1.0869

2013 May penumbral

25
150 1.5351

Last set 2009 Aug 06 Last set 2009 Feb 9

Next set 2013 Apr 25 Next set 2013 Oct 18

 Lunar eclipse series sets from 2013–2016

Ascending node Descending node

Saros Viewing Type Gamma Saros Viewing Type Gamma

date date

112 2013 Apr 25 Part ial 117 2013 Oct 18 Penumbral

-1.0121 1.1508

122 2014 Apr 15 Total 127 2014 Oct 08 Total

-0.3017 0.3827

Total 2015 Sep Total

132 2015 Apr 04 137
28
0.4460 -0.3296

2016 Mar Penumbral 2016 Sep Penumbral

147
23 16
142 1.1592 -1.0549

Last set 2013 May 25 Last set 2012 Nov 28

Next set 2017 Feb 11 Next set 2016 Aug 18

 Lunar eclipse series sets from 2016–2020

Descending node Ascending node

Saros Date Type Gamma Saros Date Type Gamma

Viewing Viewing Chart

2016 Aug Penumbral 2017 Feb Penumbral

114
18 11
109 1.5641 -1.0255

2017 Aug Part ial Total

119 124 2018 Jan 31
07
0.8669 -0.3014

129 2018 Jul 27 Total 134 2019 Jan 21 Total

0.1168 0.3684

139 2019 Jul 16 Part ial 144 2020 Jan 10 Penumbral

-0.6430 1.2406

2020 Jul 05 Penumbral

149 -1.3639

Last set 2016 Sep 16 Last set 2016 Mar 23

Next set 2020 Jun 05 Next set 2020 Nov 30

 Lunar eclipse series sets from 2020–2023

Descending node Ascending node

Saros Date Type Gamma Saros Date Type Gamma

Viewing Viewing Chart

Penumbral 2020 Nov Penumbral

111 2020 Jun 05 116
30
1.24063 -1.13094

2021 May Total 2021 Nov Part ial

121 126
26 19
0.47741 -0.45525

2022 May Total 2022 Nov Total

131
16 08
-0.25324 136 0.25703

2023 May Penumbral 2023 Oct Part ial

05 28
141 -1.03495 146 0.94716

Last set 2020 Jul 05 Last set 2020 Jan 10

Next set 2024 Mar 25 Next set 2024 Sep 18

 Lunar eclipse series sets from 2024–2027

Descending node Ascending node

Saros Date Type Gamma Saros Date Type Gamma

Viewing Viewing Chart

2024 Mar 25 Penumbral 2024 Sep 18 Part ial

113 1.06098 118 -0.97920

2025 Mar 14 Total 2025 Sep 07 Total

123 0.34846 128 -0.27521

2026 Mar 03 Total 2026 Aug 28 Part ial

133 -0.37651 138 0.49644

2027 Feb 20 Penumbral 2027 Aug 17 Penumbral

143 -1.04803 148 1.27974

Last set 2023 May 05 Last set 2023 Oct 28

Next set 2028 Jan 12 Next set 2027 Jul 18

 Lunar eclipse series sets from 2027–2031

Descending node Ascending node

Saros Date Type Saros Date Type

Viewing Chart Viewing Chart

2027 Jul 18 Penumbral 2028 Jan 12 Part ial

110 115

2028 Jul 06 Part ial 2028 Dec 31 Total

120 125

2029 Jun 26 Total 2029 Dec 20 Total

130 135

2030 Jun 15 Part ial 2030 Dec 09 Penumbral

140 145

2031 Jun 05 Penumbral

150

Last set 2027 Aug 17 Last set 2027 Feb 20

Next set 2031 May 07 Next set 2031 Oct 30

See also

List s of lunar eclipses and List of 21st -cent ury lunar eclipses

Lunar occult at ion

Moon illusion
 Orbit of t he Moon

Solar eclipse

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Bao-Lin Liu, Canon of Lunar Eclipses 1500 B.C.-A.D. 3000. Willmann-Bell, Richmond VA, 1992

Jean Meeus and Hermann Mucke Canon of Lunar Eclipses -2002 to +2526 (3rd edit ion).
Ast ronomisches Büro, Vienna, 1992

Espenak, F., Fifty Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses: 1986–2035. NASA Reference Publicat ion 1216,
1989
 Espenak, F. Thousand Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses 1501 to 2500, Ast ropixels Publishing, Port al
AZ, 2014

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