Lunar Eclipse Page
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/lunar.html
Click for special web page on the Total Lunar Eclipse of 2008 Feb 20/21
Lunar Eclipses: Past and Future
The following links give detailed descriptions of all eclipses of the Sun and Moon from 2000 through 2008. The original reports were published in the annual Observer's Handbook of Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.
The Javascript Lunar Eclipse Explorer lets you calculate the visibility of lunar eclipses from any city for hundreds of years in the past and future.
- Javascript Lunar Eclipse Explorer - calculate all lunar eclipses visible from a city
The next total eclipse of the Moon will occur on the night of 2008 Feb 20/21. The event will be visible from North and South America as well the Europe and Africa. For maps, diagrams, tables and information about this event, please see:
Lunar Eclipses: 2001 - 2010
The table below lists every lunar eclipse from 2001 through 2010. Click on the eclipse Date to see a map and diagram of an eclipse. Click on the Region of Eclipse Visibility to see a detailed description of an eclipse.
| Lunar Eclipses: 2001 - 2010 | ||||
| Date | Eclipse Type |
Umbral Magnitude |
Total Duration |
Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility |
| 2001 Jan 09 | Total | 1.195 | 62m | e Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia |
| 2001 Jul 05 | Partial | 0.499 | - | e Africa, Asia, Aus., Pacific |
| 2001 Dec 30 | Penumbral | -0.110 | - | e Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2002 May 26 | Penumbral | -0.283 | - | e Asia, Aus., Pacific, w Americas |
| 2002 Jun 24 | Penumbral | -0.788 | - | S. America, Europe, Africa, c Asia, Aus. |
| 2002 Nov 20 | Penumbral | -0.222 | - | Americas, Europe, Africa, e Asia |
| 2003 May 16 | Total | 1.134 | 53m | c Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa |
| 2003 Nov 09 | Total | 1.022 | 24m | Americas, Europe, Africa, c Asia |
| 2004 May 04 | Total | 1.309 | 01h16m | S. America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2004 Oct 28 | Total | 1.313 | 01h21m | Americas, Europe, Africa, c Asia |
| 2005 Apr 24 | Penumbral | -0.139 | - | e Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2005 Oct 17 | Partial | 0.068 | 00h58m | Asia, Aus., Pacific, North America |
| 2006 Mar 14 | Penumbral | -0.055 | - | Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia |
| 2006 Sep 07 | Partial | 0.189 | - | Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2007 Mar 03 | Total | 1.238 | 01h14m | Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia |
| 2007 Aug 28 | Total | 1.481 | 01h31m | e Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2008 Feb 21 | Total | 1.111 | 00h51m | c Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa |
| 2008 Aug 16 | Partial | 0.813 | - | S. America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2009 Feb 09 | Penumbral | -0.083 | - | e Europe, Asia, Aus., Pacific, w N.A. |
| 2009 Jul 07 | Penumbral | -0.909 | - | Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2009 Aug 06 | Penumbral | -0.661 | - | Americas, Europe, Africa, w Asia |
| 2009 Dec 31 | Partial | 0.082 | 01h02m | Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2010 Jun 26 | Partial | 0.542 | 02h44m | e Asia, Aus., Pacific, w Americas |
| 2010 Dec 21 | Total | 1.262 | 03h29m 01h13m |
e Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas, Europe |
Geographic abbreviations (used above): n = north, s = south, e = east, w = west, c = central
Ten Year Tables of Lunar Eclipses
Each 10-year table includes links to eclipse diagrams and visibility maps.
| Ten Year Tables of Lunar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901-1910 | 1911-1920 | 1921-1930 | 1931-1940 | 1941-1950 | |
| 1951-1960 | 1961-1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | |
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Lunar Eclipse Catalogs
- Five Thousand Year Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000
- Local Visibility of Lunar Eclipses: 1951 to 2050
- Saros Catalog of Lunar Eclipses
- Lunar Eclipses of Historical Interest
Lunar Eclipses - Special Interest
- Lunar Eclipses for Students and Beginners!
- Danjon Scale of Lunar Eclipse Brightness
- Crater Timings During Lunar Eclipses
- Eclipse Photography
- Eclipses and the Saros
- Javascript Lunar Eclipse Explorer - calculate all lunar eclipses visible from a city
Special Features
- All About Time Zones and Universal Time
- Daylight Savings Time
- Julian and Gregorian Calendars
- Calendar Dating Conventions (CE and BCE)
- Javascript Calendar Converter
- Delta-T and Universal Time
- Measuring the Moon's Distance - Apollo Laser Reflectors
Dedicated Lunar Eclipse Web Pages
- Total Lunar Eclipse: 2008 Feb 20/21
- Total Lunar Eclipse: 2007 Aug 27/28
- Total Lunar Eclipse: 2004 Oct 27/28
- Total Lunar Eclipse: 2003 May 15
- Total Lunar Eclipse: 2001 January 09
- Total Lunar Eclipse: 2000 July 16
- Total Lunar Eclipse: 2000 January 20-21
Lunar Eclipse Publications Online
- RASC Observer's Handbook:
[ 1996 ] [ 1996 ] [ 1997 ] [ 1998 ] [ 1999 ] [ 2000 ] [ 2001 ] [ 2002 ] [ 2003 ] [ 2004 ] [ 2005 ] [ 2006 ] [ 2007 ] [ 2008 ] - NASA RP1216: Fifty Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses: 1986 - 2035
All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Some of the information presented on this web site is based on data originally published in Fifty Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses: 1986 - 2035.
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:
"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC"
For more information, see: NASA Copyright Information
