November 2021 lunar eclipse

A partial lunar eclipse took place on Friday, 19 November 2021. This was the longest partial lunar eclipse since 1440, and the longest until 2669; however, many eclipses, including the upcoming November 2022 lunar eclipse will have a longer period of umbral contact at next to 3 hours 40 minutes.^[1]

In northern and western Europe and the westernmost parts of Africa, the first phases of the eclipse was visible, as the moon set below the horizon on the morning of Friday, 19 November 2021.^[2]

References

↑ "What makes certain lunar eclipses so special? (Beginner) - Curious About Astronomy? Ask an Astronomer". curious.astro.cornell.edu. Cornell Astronomy. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
↑ News, Sa (2021-11-15). "Chandra Grahan 2021: Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse of the Millennium". SA News Channel. Retrieved 2021-11-19. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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[1] "What makes certain lunar eclipses so special? (Beginner) - Curious About Astronomy? Ask an Astronomer". curious.astro.cornell.edu. Cornell Astronomy. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

[2] News, Sa (2021-11-15). "Chandra Grahan 2021: Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse of the Millennium". SA News Channel. Retrieved 2021-11-19. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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