Lunar Eclipse 2010 | Lunar Eclipse on 21st December

Lunar Eclipse 2010 | Lunar Eclipse on 21st December

A total lunar eclipse will take place on December 20/21, 2010 It will be visible after midnight Eastern Standard Time on December 21 in North and South America. The beginning of the total eclipse will be visible from northern Europe just before sunrise. The end of the total eclipse will be visible rising at sunset for Japan and northeastern Asia, it also appears very visible to the Philippines just after sunset (as in Partial lunar eclipse). It will be the first total lunar eclipse in nearly 3 years, the last being on February 20, 2008.

It is the second of two lunar eclipses in 2010. The first was a partial lunar eclipse on June 26, 2010. It is also called the Christmas lunar eclipse. It will be the first total lunar eclipse to occur on the day of the Winter Solstice (in the Northern Hemisphere; Summer in the Southern) since 1638.

Total lunar eclipse
2010/12/21

This simulation shows the approximate appearance of the Moon as it passes through the penumbral and umbral shadows of the Earth. It combines the subtle red glowing light inside the umbral shadow with the smaller dimming in the penumbral shadow.

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