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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The city will experience a total lunar eclipse on March 3, and a supermoon on May 16.
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Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
This lunar eclipse will be visible in eastern Europe, Asia, Australia, North America and South America.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Jamie is an experienced science, technology and travel journalist and stargazer who has written extensively for Space, reviewing skywatching equipment, delving into the night sky, solar and lunar eclipses and much more.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 28 Nov. 2025
In a few days, the extraterrstrials’ mothership will be in our orbit due to a lunar eclipse.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
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Nathaniel Levine, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
This lunar eclipse will be visible in eastern Europe, Asia, Australia, North America and South America.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Jamie is an experienced science, technology and travel journalist and stargazer who has written extensively for Space, reviewing skywatching equipment, delving into the night sky, solar and lunar eclipses and much more.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 28 Nov. 2025
In a few days, the extraterrstrials’ mothership will be in our orbit due to a lunar eclipse.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Lunar eclipse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunar%20eclipse. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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