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Lunar Eclipses: Past and Future
The following links give information of all eclipses of the Sun and Moon from 2000 through the current year.
- Eclipses During:
Dates, diagrams, maps and details for 6000 years of lunar eclipses can be found in:
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:
Decade long tables of past and future lunar eclipses include links to dates, diagrams, maps and details:
- |1951 - 1960 | 1961 - 1970 | 1971 - 1980 | 1981 - 1990 | 1991 - 2000 |
- |2001 - 2010 | 2011 - 2020 | 2021 - 2030 | 2031 - 2040 | 2041 - 2050 |
Lunar Eclipses: 2011 - 2020
The table below lists every lunar eclipse from 2011 through 2020. Durations are given for both partial and total (in bold) phases. Click on the eclipse Calendar 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: 2011 - 2020 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendar Date | TD of Greatest Eclipse | Eclipse Type | Saros Series | UmbralMagnitude | Partial/TotalDuration | Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility |
| (Link to Figure) | (Link to RASC Observers Handbook) | |||||
| 2011 Jun 15 | 20:13:43 | Total | 130 | 1.700 | 03h39m01h40m | S.America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2011 Dec 10 | 14:32:56 | Total | 135 | 1.106 | 03h32m00h51m | Europe, e Africa, Asia, Aus., Pacific, N.A. |
| 2012 Jun 04 | 11:04:20 | Partial | 140 | 0.370 | 02h07m | Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2012 Nov 28 | 14:34:07 | Penumbral | 145 | -0.187 | - | Europe, e Africa, Asia, Aus., Pacific, N.A. |
| 2013 Apr 25 | 20:08:38 | Partial | 112 | 0.015 | 00h27m | Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2013 May 25 | 04:11:06 | Penumbral | 150 | -0.934 | - | Americas, Africa |
| 2013 Oct 18 | 23:51:25 | Penumbral | 117 | -0.272 | - | Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia |
| 2014 Apr 15 | 07:46:48 | Total | 122 | 1.291 | 03h35m01h18m | Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2014 Oct 08 | 10:55:44 | Total | 127 | 1.166 | 03h20m00h59m | Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2015 Apr 04 | 12:01:24 | Total | 132 | 1.001 | 03h29m00h05m | Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2015 Sep 28 | 02:48:17 | Total | 137 | 1.276 | 03h20m01h12m | e Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa, w Asia |
| 2016 Mar 23 | 11:48:21 | Penumbral | 142 | -0.312 | - | Asia, Aus., Pacific, w Americas |
| 2016 Sep 16 | 18:55:27 | Penumbral | 147 | -0.064 | - | Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus., w Pacific |
| 2017 Feb 11 | 00:45:03 | Penumbral | 114 | -0.035 | - | Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia |
| 2017 Aug 07 | 18:21:38 | Partial | 119 | 0.246 | 01h55m | Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2018 Jan 31 | 13:31:00 | Total | 124 | 1.315 | 03h23m01h16m | Asia, Aus., Pacific, w N.America |
| 2018 Jul 27 | 20:22:54 | Total | 129 | 1.609 | 03h55m01h43m | S.America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2019 Jan 21 | 05:13:27 | Total | 134 | 1.195 | 03h17m01h02m | c Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa |
| 2019 Jul 16 | 21:31:55 | Partial | 139 | 0.653 | 02h58m | S.America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2020 Jan 10 | 19:11:11 | Penumbral | 144 | -0.116 | - | Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2020 Jun 05 | 19:26:14 | Penumbral | 111 | -0.405 | - | Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2020 Jul 05 | 04:31:12 | Penumbral | 149 | -0.644 | - | Americas, sw Europe, Africa |
| 2020 Nov 30 | 09:44:01 | Penumbral | 116 | -0.262 | - | Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas |
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
- Catalog of Lunar Eclipse Saros Series
- Local Visibility of Lunar Eclipses: 1951 to 2050
- Lunar Eclipses of Historical Interest
Lunar Eclipses - Special Interest
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)
- Delta-T and Universal Time
- Measuring the Moon's Distance - Apollo Laser Reflectors
Dedicated Lunar Eclipse Web Pages
- Total Lunar Eclipse: 2010 Dec 20/21
- 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
The Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses contains figures and maps of every lunar eclipse from -1999 to +3000 (2000 BCE to 3000 CE). The supplemental Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses contains 201 pages of tables giving details for each eclipse.
- NASA TP-2009-214172: Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 (2000 BCE to 3000 CE)
- NASA TP-2009-214173: Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 (2000 BCE to 3000 CE)
The Fifty Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses contains diagrams and maps of every lunar eclipse from 1986 to 2035.
Additional eclipse publications:
- RASC Observer's Handbook:
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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
Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 (2000 BCE to 3000 CE)
Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 (2000 BCE to 3000 CE)
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:
"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA GSFC Emeritus"
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