lunar eclipse
noun
: an eclipse in which the full moon passes partially or wholly through the umbra of the earth's shadow
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February's full moon may be gone, but the first lunar eclipse of 2026 is just a month away.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 2 Feb. 2026
These include three supermoons, two micromoons, a blood moon (total lunar eclipse) and a blue moon.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
Career-wise, a lunar eclipse in Virgo (along with planetary transits involving this Mutable sign) brings emphasis to your public image, pushing you to polish your craft or rework your goals and plans.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Aristotle was also among the first of his contemporaries to recognise that Earth was spherical, based on his observations of the curved shadow cast on the lunar surface during a lunar eclipse.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 25 Jan. 2026
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 2 Feb. 2026
These include three supermoons, two micromoons, a blood moon (total lunar eclipse) and a blue moon.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
Career-wise, a lunar eclipse in Virgo (along with planetary transits involving this Mutable sign) brings emphasis to your public image, pushing you to polish your craft or rework your goals and plans.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Aristotle was also among the first of his contemporaries to recognise that Earth was spherical, based on his observations of the curved shadow cast on the lunar surface during a lunar eclipse.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 25 Jan. 2026
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“Lunar eclipse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunar%20eclipse. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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