Lunar Eclipses Lunar Eclipses can only occur on the Full Moon when the Sun and the Moon are in the aspect of opposition. The Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and the Moon is passing through the Earth's shadow. The New and Full Moons occur every month but eclipses far less frequently. A Lunar Eclipse can only take place when a Full Moon occurs near the Lunar Nodes. A Lunar Eclipse always occurs at the opposite Node at which the Solar Eclipse in the same sequence occurs. There are usually two Lunar Eclipses in a year about six months apart one another, but sometimes there can be even five Lunar Eclipses in a year, although this is very rare. Lunar Eclipses are visible at the same time from all locations where the Moon has risen above horizon. There are three kinds of Lunar Eclipses: Total, Partial and Penumbral. ![]() NASA - Eclipses and the Saros NASA - Lunar Eclipses of Saros Series 1 to 175 Wikipedia article Sphinx Lunar Eclipse charts: 14.03.2006 in Virgo - Penumbral 07.09.2006 in Pisces - Partial 03.03.2007 in Virgo - Total 28.08.2007 in Pisces - Total 21.02.2008 in Virgo - Total 16.08.2008 in Aquarius - Partial 09.02.2009 in Leo - Penumbral |