December 1992 lunar eclipse
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Lunar eclipse
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes behind the Earth so that the Earth blocks the Sun's rays from striking the Moon. This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned exactly, or very closely so, with the Earth in the middle. Hence, a lunar eclipse can only occur the night of a...
took place on December 9, 1992, the second of two total lunar eclipses in 1992.
Saros series
This is the 17th of 26 total lunar eclipses in series 125. The previous occurrence was on November 29, 1974November 1974 lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse took place on November 29, 1974.- Saros series :This is the 16th of 26 total lunar eclipses in series 125. The previous occurrence was on November 18, 1956 and the next will occur on December 9, 1992....
and the next will occur on December 21, 2010
December 2010 lunar eclipse
The December 2010 lunar eclipse occurred from 5:27 to 11:06 UTC on December 21, coinciding with the date of the December solstice. It was visible in its entirety as a total lunar eclipse in North and South America, Iceland, Ireland, Britain and northern Scandinavia.-Occurrence:The eclipse of...
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External links
- Lunar Eclipse Photo Gallery 1 1982 - 1993 Photographs by Fred EspenakFred EspenakFred Espenak is an American astrophysicist. He works at the Goddard Space Flight Center. He is best known for his work on eclipse predictions....