July 2047 lunar eclipse
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A total lunar eclipse
will take place on July 7, 2047.
The moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow. Totality will last 102 minutes, the maximum for this Saros series
.
Lunar eclipse
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes behind the Earth so that the Earth blocks the Sun's rays from striking the Moon. This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned exactly, or very closely so, with the Earth in the middle. Hence, a lunar eclipse can only occur the night of a...
will take place on July 7, 2047.
The moon will pass through the center of the Earth's shadow. Totality will last 102 minutes, the maximum for this Saros series
Saros cycle
The saros is a period of 223 synodic months , that can be used to predict eclipses of the Sun and Moon. One saros after an eclipse, the Sun, Earth, and Moon return to approximately the same relative geometry, and a nearly identical eclipse will occur, in what is referred to as an eclipse cycle...
.