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Upcoming Lunar Eclipses - 2007 thru 2015
A lunar eclipse occurs during a Full Moon when the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and when the Moon passes through some of the Earth's shadow. The Earth's shadow has two parts:
Umbra - dark inner shadow. Total lunar eclipses occur when the entire Moon passes through the umbral shadow. Partial lunar eclipses occur when only a portion of the Moon passes through the umbral shadow.
Penumbra - faint outer shadow. Penumbral lunar eclipses occur when the Moon passes through the penumbral shadow but are very difficult to observer so are of internest mainly to astonomers.
| Eclipse Date |
Lunar Eclipse Type |
Area of Visibility |
| 3 March 2007 |
Total Eclipse |
Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia |
| 28 August 2007 |
Total Eclipse |
E. Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas |
| 21 February 2008 |
Total Eclipse |
Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa |
| 16 August 2008 |
Partial Eclipse |
S. America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 21 December 2010 |
Total Eclipse |
E. Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas, Europe |
| 15 June 2011 |
Total Eclipse |
S. America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 10 December 2011 |
Total Eclipse |
Europe, E. Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific |
| 4 June 2012 |
Partial Eclipse |
Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas |
| 25 April 2013 |
Partial Eclipse |
Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 15 April 2014 |
Total Eclipse |
Australia, Pacific, Americas |
| 8 October 2014 |
Total Eclipse |
Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas |
| 4 April 2015 |
Total Eclipse |
Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas |
| 28 September 2015 |
Total Eclipse |
E. Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa, W. Asia |
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