Its December 31st 2009, there is no lunar eclipse for me. But there is a Blue Moon. 2nd full moon of the month... and It is big and bright tonight.
The penumbral phase of a lunar eclipse can last for four hours or so, but the total phase never lasts more than about 80 minutes.
The longest one has ever lasted is 1 day.
There were no total solar eclipses during 2007. There was one total lunar eclipse, one partial lunar eclipse, and two partial solar eclipses.
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it will last about 2-5 minutes. mostly everybody knows that!!!! -amari las vegas,Nevada
A lunar eclipse happens ON THE MOON, so it is visible from anywhere in the night half of the Earth. To see a lunar eclipse, go outside and look up. As long as the weather is clear, you'll be able to see it.
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one month
The total part of a lunar eclipse may last from just a few minutes up to about 90 minutes, depending on how exact the alignment of the Earth and Moon are as compared to the Sun. If the Moon goes through the center of the Earth's umbra, or total shadow, then the eclipse will be a long one; if the Moon just barely enters the umbra, then it will emerge in just a few minutes. Any number in between is possible as well. The partial phase of a lunar eclipse can last up to about 3 hours, again depending on how exact the alignment is.
1 year
The length of a lunar eclipse depends on how close the Moon is to the Earth, and how exactly the Moon and Earth are lined up with the Sun. Some lunar eclipses only last 20 minutes or so; most last under an hour of "totality", when the Moon is entirely dark. The next good total lunar eclipse will be on December 31, 2010, and the period of totality will last 36 minutes. That eclipse will be clearly visible in most of North America. After than, the next total lunar eclipses will be June 15, 2011, visible from India and eastern Africa, and then on December 10, 2011, visible from Australia, Japan and most of Asia.
A lunar eclipse happens ON THE MOON, so it is visible from anywhere in the night half of the Earth. To see a lunar eclipse, go outside and look up. As long as the weather is clear, you'll be able to see it.