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Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse- When the entire Moon passes through Earth's umbral shadow.

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The moon has no light of its own, it shines by the sunlight that is reflected off its surface.

The Moon orbits the Earth about once every 29.5 days. As it circles our planet, the changing position of the Moon with respect to the Sun causes our natural satellite to cycle through a series of phases:

New Moon > New Crescent > First Quarter > Waxing Gibbous> Full Moon > Waning Gibbous > Last Quarter > Old Crescent > New Moon

An eclipse of the Moon (or lunar eclipse) can only occur at Full Moon, if the Moon passes through some portion of Earth's shadow....

(From- MrEclipse.com- click on link below)

There are three major types of lunar eclipses:

  • Penumbral Lunar Eclipse-The Moon passes through Earth's penumbral shadow.

  • Partial Lunar Eclips-A portion of the Moon passes through Earth's umbral shadow.

You are in a total lunar eclipse when from your point of view the moon totally blocks out the sun.

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