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A total lunar eclipse occurred from 5:27 to 11:06 UTC on 21 December 2010, coinciding with the date of the Winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and Summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. It was visible in its entirety as a total lunar eclipse in North and South America, Iceland, Ireland, Britain and northern Scandinavia.
A juxtaposition of the apparent diameters of a more-average full moon on December 20, 2010 (left), and of the supermoon of March 19, 2011 (right) as viewed from Earth. A supermoon is a full moon or a new moon that nearly coincides with perigee —the closest that the Moon comes to the Earth in its elliptic orbit —resulting in a slightly ...
Full moon and total lunar eclipse. 21 December, 23:39. Earth southern solstice. 22 December. Ursids peak. 25 December, 12:00. Moon at perigee. 27 December. Pluto at superior conjunction.
The "harvest moon" (also known as the "barley moon" or "full corn moon") is the full moon nearest to the autumnal equinox (22 or 23 September), occurring anytime within two weeks before or after that date. [ 17] The "hunter's moon" is the full moon following it. The names are recorded from the early 18th century. [ 18]
Lists of lunar eclipses. There will be 230 lunar eclipses in the 21st century (2001–2100): 87 penumbral, 58 partial and 85 total. [ 1] Eclipses are listed in sets by lunar years, repeating every 12 months for each node. Ascending node eclipses are given a red background highlight.
December's long moon, also called the cold moon, will be the longest full moon of 2023. The shortest day of the year According to timeanddate.com , the Winter Solstice occurs on Dec. 21 and there ...
English: The last full moon of 2010 occurs tonight 12/20-12/21 at 08:15 12/21 GMT. This coincides with a full lunar eclipse which will be visible across all of North America the night of 12/20-12/21 starting at 05:27 GMT, reaching the greatest eclipse at 08:17 GMT and ending at 11:06 GMT.
Lunar eclipse. A lunar eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. [ 1] Such an alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of the Earth's orbit .