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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Two weeks after the total lunar eclipse, a partial solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Australia, the Atlantic, the Pacific and Antarctica on September 21.
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Gina Park, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
The next time a lunar eclipse will be visible across the Americas is March 3, 2026, NASA says.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
The lunar eclipse will occur throughout the night, from 10:57 p.m. to 5 a.m. Central Time.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Blood moons—like the one that graced our skies in March—occur during total lunar eclipses, when the sun, the Earth and the moon line up in a way that makes the Earth block most of the sun's light from reaching the moon.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2025
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Gina Park, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
The next time a lunar eclipse will be visible across the Americas is March 3, 2026, NASA says.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
The lunar eclipse will occur throughout the night, from 10:57 p.m. to 5 a.m. Central Time.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Blood moons—like the one that graced our skies in March—occur during total lunar eclipses, when the sun, the Earth and the moon line up in a way that makes the Earth block most of the sun's light from reaching the moon.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2025
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“Lunar eclipse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunar%20eclipse. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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