Lunar

Lunar eclipse meets winter equinox

A lunar eclipse and the winter solstice occur Tuesday, an event so rare that it will be only the third time in 400 years - and it won’t happen again for 84 years. (News Source: The Santa Rosa Press Democrat - 02:20:37)

Total lunar eclipse due tomorrow morning as Earth casts shadow onto moon

The partial eclipse begins when the Moon first enters the dark inner, umbral part of the Earth’s shadow, and will become a total eclipse at 7.40am. (News Source: Daily Mail - 09:09:12)

Lunar eclipse on Tuesday — if clouds don’t get in way

If the sky is clear enough to see the moon - the forecast callsfor clouds and snow - a lunar eclipse will be visible here earlyTuesday. (News Source: Wisconsin State Journal - 11:34:00)

Lunar eclipse worth staying up for Tuesday morning

Total lunar eclipses are certainly more common than total solar eclipses. In fact, for any given spot on Earth, you only get one total solar eclipse every 360 years. You get a total lunar eclipse for any given place once every two to three years and sometimes more frequently than that. (News Source: Abilene Reporter-News - 04:30:00)

Lunar Eclipse: First to coincide with Winter Solstice in 372 years

The lunar eclipse early Tuesday morning will be the first total lunar eclipse to occur on the Winter solstice since 1638. The Winter solstice is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. (News Source: The Christian Science Monitor - 19:29:58)

Lunar eclipse at solstice a rare event

The moon will put on a three-hour show early Tuesday, slowly disappearing, turning copper red, and reappearing. (News Source: The Wichita Eagle - 06:06:43)

Lunar eclipse on its way

The first total lunar eclipse in almost three years as set to turn the moon pink in the early hours of Tuesday morning. (News Source: Daily Telegraph - 00:24:56)

Lunar Eclipse Expected Late Monday Night

Astronomers are getting ready for a Christmas treat in the sky; the first and only total lunar eclipse of the year. For people in North and Central Americas, the eclipse will be visible for up to 3 1/2 hours, and will occur sometime late Monday night or early Tuesday morning. (News Source: WGRZ-TV Buffalo - 09:51:50)

Lunar Eclipse this week

The moon is normally illuminated by the sun. During a total lunar eclipse, the full moon passes through the shadow created by the Earth blocking the sun’s light. (News Source: WSYR 9 Syracuse - 01:11:00)

Total Lunar Eclipse Coming This Week

‘Twill be nights before Christmas and high overhead, the moon will turn brown or maybe deep red. The Earth and the sun with celestial scripts will conspire to make a lunar eclipse. (News Source: KSAT San Antonio - 06:41:15)

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