April 2015 lunar eclipse
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Lunar eclipse
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes behind the Earth so that the Earth blocks the Sun's rays from striking the Moon. This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned exactly, or very closely so, with the Earth in the middle. Hence, a lunar eclipse can only occur the night of a...
will take place on April 4, 2015, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 2015.
Visibility
It will be visible over western North America, the Pacific, east Asia, and Australia.
Lunar year series
This eclipse is the one of four lunar eclipses in a short-lived series at the ascending node of the moon's orbit.The lunar year series repeats after 12 lunations or 354 days (Shifting back about 10 days in sequential years). Because of the date shift, the Earth's shadow will be about 11 degrees west in sequential events.