Lunar Eclipse- The Moon

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LUNAR ECLIPSE

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth's shadow falls on the moon. Lunar eclipses occur, on average, about every 6 months.

Types of Lunar Eclipses

Total Eclipse - When the entire moon enters the Earth's umbra (the darkest part of its shadow), this is called a total eclipse.
Partial Eclipse - When only part of the moon enters the Earth's umbra, this is called a partial eclipse.

Label the Lunar Eclipse Diagram
Label the lunar eclipse.
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Duration of Lunar Eclipses
During an average total lunar eclipse, the moon is within the Earth's umbra for about an hour. This is called totality.

Frequency of Lunar Eclipses
Since the plane of the moon's orbit is inclined about 5° from the plane of the Earth's orbit, lunar eclipses are relatively infrequent. There are about two lunar eclipses each year (visible somewhere on Earth).

Lunar Eclipses from 2006 through 2015

Date	Type	Region of Visibility
March 14, 2006	Penumbral-Total
September 7, 2006	Partial
March 3, 2007	Total lunar eclipse
August 28, 2007	Total lunar eclipse
February 21, 2008	Total lunar eclipse	Central Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa, Central Atlantic
August 16, 2008	Partial lunar eclipse	S. America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus.
February 9, 2009	Penumbral lunar eclipse	E Europe, Asia, Aus., Pacific, W N.A.
July 7, 2009	Penumbral lunar eclipse
August 6, 2009	Penumbral lunar eclipse	Americas, Europe, Africa, W Asia
December 31, 2009	Partial lunar eclipse	Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus.
June 26, 2010	Partial lunar eclipse	E Asia, Aus., Pacific, W Americas
December 21, 2010	Total lunar eclipse	E Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas, Europe
June 15, 2011	Total lunar eclipse	S. America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus.
December 10, 2011	Total lunar eclipse	Europe, E Africa, Asia, Aus., Pacific, N.A.
June 4, 2012	Partial lunar eclipse	Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas
November 28, 2012	Penumbral lunar eclipse	Europe, E Africa, Asia, Aus., Pacific, N.A.
April 25, 2013	Partial lunar eclipse	Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia
May 25, 2013	Penumbral lunar eclipse	Americas, Africa
October 18, 2013	Penumbral lunar eclipse	Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia
April 15, 2014	Total lunar eclipse	Australia, Pacific, Americas
October 9, 2014	Total lunar eclipse	Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas
April 4, 2015	Total lunar eclipse	Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas
September 28, 2015	Total lunar eclipse	E Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa, W Asia

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