lunar eclipse
nounDefinition of lunar eclipse
: an eclipse in which the full moon passes partially or wholly through the umbra of the earth's shadow
Examples of lunar eclipse in a Sentence
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Watch from anywhere Generally, between two and four lunar eclipses occur each year. — Andrew Fazekas, National Geographic, "See a lunar eclipse on the Apollo 11 launch anniversary," 16 July 2019 Now, the lunar eclipse approaching will complete the story of this eclipse series. — Emily Simone, Allure, "A Lunar Eclipse Is Coming — Here's How It Will Affect Each Zodiac Sign," 15 July 2019 Then July 16 ushers in a full moon lunar eclipse in Capricorn, encouraging us to approach our careers more expansively. — Sonja Marie, Essence, "Cancer, It's Time To Feel The Love! Here Are July 2019 Horoscopes For All," 1 July 2019 That one won't be nearly as long as Friday's, though—an extra-long lunar eclipse won't happen again until June 2023. — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, "How to See the Total Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon," 26 July 2018 The Virtual Telescope Project will share a live stream of the lunar eclipse just a few degrees apart above the skyline of Rome. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "Much of the world will be able to see a partial lunar eclipse Tuesday -- just not the US," 16 July 2019 Here’s a time-lapse replay of the last full lunar eclipse in January. — Brian Resnick, Vox, "The longest lunar eclipse of the century will be on July 27," 24 July 2018 Here’s how: In Yesterday’s asinine fantasy, an unnamed event (electromagnetic field? solar or lunar eclipse?) causes the world’s grid to go dark. — Armond White, National Review, "Yesterday Is Cynical, Fake Nostalgia," 28 June 2019 Blood moon: The part of a total lunar eclipse when the moon enters Earth’s shadow. — Korey Haynes, Discover Magazine, "Earth's Moon: The Basics of its Origin, Evolution and Exploration," 12 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lunar eclipse.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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