The following links give detailed descriptions of all eclipses of the Sun and Moon from 2000 through 2011. The original reports were published in the annual Observer's Handbook of Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.
Dates, diagrams, maps and details for 5000 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:
The table below lists every lunar eclipse from 2008 through 2015. 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: 2008 - 2015 | ||||
| Calendar Date | Eclipse Type | Umbral Magnitude |
Partial/Total Duration |
Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility |
| (Link to Figure) | (Link to RASC Observers Handbook) | |||
| 2008 Feb 21 | Total | 1.106 | 03h25m 00h50m |
c Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa, c Atlantic |
| 2008 Aug 16 | Partial | 0.808 | 03h08m | S. America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2009 Feb 09 | Penumbral | -0.088 | - | e Europe, Asia, Aus., Pacific, w N.A. |
| 2009 Jul 07 | Penumbral | -0.913 | - | Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2009 Aug 06 | Penumbral | -0.666 | - | Americas, Europe, Africa, w Asia |
| 2009 Dec 31 | Partial | 0.076 | 01h00m | Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2010 Jun 26 | Partial | 0.537 | 02h43m | e Asia, Aus., Pacific, w Americas |
| 2010 Dec 21 | Total | 1.256 | 03h29m 01h12m |
e Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas, Europe |
| 2011 Jun 15 | Total | 1.700 | 03h40m 01h40m |
S.America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2011 Dec 10 | Total | 1.106 | 03h32m 00h51m |
Europe, e Africa, Asia, Aus., Pacific, N.A. |
| 2012 Jun 04 | Partial | 0.370 | 02h07m | Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2012 Nov 28 | Penumbral | -0.187 | - | Europe, e Africa, Asia, Aus., Pacific, N.A. |
| 2013 Apr 25 | Partial | 0.015 | 00h27m | Europe, Africa, Asia, Aus. |
| 2013 May 25 | Penumbral | -0.934 | - | Americas, Africa |
| 2013 Oct 18 | Penumbral | -0.272 | - | Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia |
| 2014 Apr 15 | Total | 1.291 | 03h35m 01h18m |
Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2014 Oct 08 | Total | 1.166 | 03h20m 00h59m |
Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2015 Apr 04 | Total | 1.001 | 03h29m 00h05m |
Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas |
| 2015 Sep 28 | Total | 1.276 | 03h20m 01h12m |
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 | |
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.
The Fifty Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses contains diagrams and maps of every lunar eclipse from 1986 to 2035.
Additional eclipse publications:
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 Solar Eclipses: 1986 - 2035
Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 (2000 BCE to 3000 CE)
Five Millennium Catalog of Solar 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's GSFC"
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