total eclipse
noun
: an eclipse in which one celestial body is completely obscured by the shadow or body of another
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The alignment typically creates one total eclipse and one partial eclipse.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Total lunar eclipses—and blood moons as a result—are even more rare with only about 29 percent of all lunar eclipses being total eclipses.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
The path of the total eclipse will begin around 5:02 p.m. UT and reach its greatest eclipse point at about 5:45 p.m. UT, which will last around two minutes and 18 seconds.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Additionally, Blue Ghost will capture high-definition imagery of a total eclipse on March 16, when Earth blocks the Sun just before lunar sunset, plunging the Moon into its frigid night.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Total lunar eclipses—and blood moons as a result—are even more rare with only about 29 percent of all lunar eclipses being total eclipses.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
The path of the total eclipse will begin around 5:02 p.m. UT and reach its greatest eclipse point at about 5:45 p.m. UT, which will last around two minutes and 18 seconds.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Additionally, Blue Ghost will capture high-definition imagery of a total eclipse on March 16, when Earth blocks the Sun just before lunar sunset, plunging the Moon into its frigid night.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“Total eclipse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/total%20eclipse. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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