December 2011 lunar eclipse
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| Total Lunar Eclipse December 10, 2011 |
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 The Moon passes right to left through the Earth's shadow |
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| Series (and member) Saros cycle The saros is a period of 223 synodic months , that can be used to predict eclipses of the Sun and Moon. One saros after an eclipse, the Sun, Earth, and Moon return to approximately the same relative geometry, and a nearly identical eclipse will occur, in what is referred to as an eclipse cycle... |
135 Lunar Saros 135 Saros cycle series 135 for lunar eclipses occurs at the moon's descending node, repeats every 18 years 11 and 1/3 days. It contains 71 events.- External links :*... (23 of 71) |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Totality | 00:51:08 |
| Partial | 3:32:15 |
| Penumbral | 5:56:21 |
| Contacts | |
| P1 | 11:33:36 UTC |
| U1 | 12:45:43 UTC |
| U2 | 14:06:16 UTC |
| Greatest | 14:31:49 UTC |
| U3 | 14:57:24 UTC |
| U4 | 16:17:58 UTC |
| P4 | 17:29:57 UTC |
 The Moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Taurus Taurus (constellation) Taurus is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Its name is a Latin word meaning 'bull', and its astrological symbol is a stylized bull's head:... |
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A total lunar eclipse
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...
will take place on December 10, 2011. It will be the second of two total lunar eclipses in 2011, the first having occurred on June 15
June 2011 lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse took place on June 15, 2011. It was the first of two such eclipses in 2011. The second will occur on December 10, 2011.This was a relatively rare central lunar eclipse, in which the center point of Earth's shadow passes across the Moon. The last time a lunar eclipse was closer...
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Visibility
It will be visible from all of Asia and Australia, seen as rising over eastern Europe, and setting over northwest North America. In the Philippines, the lunar eclipse is seen visible just after sunset. This simulation shows the view of the Earth from the Moon from the center of the Earth at greatest eclipse. |
Lunar year (354 days)
This eclipse is the one of four lunar eclipses in a short-lived series. The lunar year series repeats after 12 lunations or 354 days (Shifting back about 10 days in sequential years). Because of the date shift, the Earth's shadow will be about 11 degrees west in sequential events.See also
- List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st century lunar eclipses
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- June 2011 lunar eclipseJune 2011 lunar eclipseA total lunar eclipse took place on June 15, 2011. It was the first of two such eclipses in 2011. The second will occur on December 10, 2011.This was a relatively rare central lunar eclipse, in which the center point of Earth's shadow passes across the Moon. The last time a lunar eclipse was closer...
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