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.
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:
The table below lists every lunar eclipse from 2006 through 2015. 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: 2006 - 2015 | ||||
| Date | Eclipse Type |
Umbral Magnitude |
Total Duration |
Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility |
| 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 |
| 2011 Jun 15 | Total | 1.705 | 03h40m 01h41m |
S.America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2011 Dec 10 | Total | 1.110 | 03h33m 00h52m |
Europe, e Africa, Asia, Aus., Pacific, N.A. |
| 2012 Jun 04 | Partial | 0.376 | 02h08m | Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2012 Nov 28 | Penumbral | -0.184 | - | Europe, e Africa, Asia, Aus., Pacific, N.A. |
| 2013 Apr 25 | Partial | 0.020 | 00h32m | Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2013 May 25 | Penumbral | -0.928 | - | Americas, Africa |
| 2013 Oct 18 | Penumbral | -0.266 | - | Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia |
| 2014 Apr 15 | Total | 1.296 | 03h35m 01h19m |
Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2014 Oct 08 | Total | 1.172 | 03h20m 01h00m |
Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2015 Apr 04 | Total | 1.006 | 03h30m 00h12m |
Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2015 Sep 28 | Total | 1.282 | 03h21m 01h13m |
e Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa, w Asia |
Geographic abbreviations (used above): n = north, s = south, e = east, w = west, c = central
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 | |
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"
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