September 1979 lunar eclipse
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A total lunar eclipse
took place on September 6, 1979.
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 September 6, 1979.
See also
- List of lunar eclipses
- List of 20th century lunar eclipses
- Solar eclipse of February 26, 1979Solar eclipse of February 26, 1979In astronomy, a total solar eclipse occurred on Monday, February 26, 1979. The central shadow of the moon passed through the northwestern U.S. states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana , the Midwestern state of North Dakota, and the central and eastern Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan,...