November 2002 lunar eclipse
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A penumbral lunar eclipse
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...

took place on November 20, 2002, the last of three lunar eclipses in 2002.

Relation to other lunar eclipses

It is the second of four lunar year cycles, repeating every 354 days.

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