Definitions for lunar eclipse
lu·nar eclipse

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1. lunar eclipsenoun

   the earth interrupts light shining on the moon

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1. lunar eclipsenoun

   A phenomenon occurring when the Earth casts a shadow over the Moon.

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1. Lunar eclipse

   A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow. This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are exactly or very closely aligned (in syzygy) with Earth between the other two, and only on the night of a full moon. The type and length of a lunar eclipse depend on the Moon's proximity to either node of its orbit. A totally eclipsed Moon is sometimes called a blood moon due to its reddish color, which is caused by Earth completely blocking direct sunlight from reaching the Moon. The only light reflected from the lunar surface has been refracted by Earth's atmosphere. This light appears reddish for the same reason that a sunset or sunrise does: the Rayleigh scattering of bluer light. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. A total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly 2 hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only up to a few minutes at any given place, due to the smaller size of the Moon's shadow. Also unlike solar eclipses, lunar eclipses are safe to view without any eye protection or special precautions, as they are dimmer than the full Moon. For the date of the next eclipse, see § Recent and forthcoming lunar eclipses.

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1. lunar eclipse

   A lunar eclipse is a celestial event that occurs when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon, blocking the sunlight from reaching the Moon. As a result, the Earth's shadow covers all or part of the lunar surface, which can be viewed from anywhere on the night side of the Earth. This phenomenon can only occur during a full moon when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are exactly or very closely aligned.

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1. Lunar eclipse

   A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly behind the Earth into its umbra. This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned exactly, or very closely so, with the Earth in the middle. Hence, a lunar eclipse can only occur the night of a full moon. The type and length of an eclipse depend upon the Moon's location relative to its orbital nodes. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a certain relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of the Earth. A lunar eclipse lasts for a few hours, whereas a total solar eclipse lasts for only a few minutes at any given place, due to the smaller size of the moon's shadow. Also unlike solar eclipses, lunar eclipses are safe to view without any eye protection or special precautions, as they are no brighter than the full moon itself.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lunar eclipse in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lunar eclipse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of lunar eclipse in a Sentence

1. Mark Hammergren:

   It's a great entry point, 'You think the lunar eclipse is neat? Let me tell about this other stuff going on.'.

2. Walter Freeman:

   There is a little less than one total lunar eclipse per year on average, a lunar eclipse can only happen during a full moon, when the moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the sun. But the moon's orbit is tilted a little bit compared to the Earth's, so usually when the moon is full, the Earth's shadow passes a little bit above or a little bit below it. This is why we don't have a lunar eclipse every month.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lunar eclipse
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lunar_Eclipse
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Eclipse
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=lunar eclipse