Eclipses of the Moon

A lunar eclipse occurs during a full moon when the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and the Moon passes through the Earth's shadow.

1. Date
2. Type
3. Where Visible

1. May 15-16
2. total
3. SW Europe, SW Asia, N/S America, Antartica

1. Nov 7-8
2. total
3. NE Europe, Asia, Australia, N/S America, Antarctica

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.