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Solar Eclipses

see List of Solar Eclipses
228 solar eclipses took place in 20th century and 
224 solar eclipses will take place in 21st century.

1994 Solar Eclipse
1995 Solar Eclipse
1997, Mar 9
1998, Feb 26 - Total Eclipse)
1999, Feb 16 (Annular)
2000, Feb 5 (Partial)
2001, Jun 21
2002, Dec 4
2007, Mar 3
2008, Aug 1 - Total Eclipse
2015, Mar 20
2033, Mar 30

Lunar Eclipses

see List of Lunar Eclipses        http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEmono/TLE2008Feb21/TLE2008Feb21.html

During 2000 BC - 3000 AD, in 5,000 years there are 7,718 Moon Eclipses - 0-3 Moon Eclipses each year. The last total Lunar Eclipse visible from the entire continental United States occurred on August 28, 2007. North Americans will have their next opportunity to see a total lunar eclipse in 2010, on Dec 21,

1982, Dec 30 - Total Eclipse
2000, Jan 20/21 - Total Eclipse
2000, Jul 16 - Total Eclipse
2004, Oct 8 - Total Eclipse
2007, Mar 3/4  - Total Eclipse seen in London, took 6 hours to cross the whole Moon
2007, Aug 28/29 - Australia. Total Eclipse
2008, Feb 20/21 - USA, Western Europe, Asia and Western Asia (on 21st) - during the total
          eclipse the Moon's disk can take on a dramatically colorful appearance from bright orange
          to blood red to dark brown and (rarely) very dark gray. The totality will last just only
          under 50 minutes - bit less than the last Total Lunar Eclipse on Aug 27, 2007, which lasted
          90 minutes. The whole Eclipse this time is 3.26 hours - 8.43 pm - 12.09 am.
2008, Aug 16/17 - Partial Eclipse
2010, Dec 20 - Total Eclipse

 

 


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