In the night of March 24 to 25, 2024 We witnessed the first lunar eclipse of the season. In this case, it was a penumbral lunar eclipse.
Each year they usually occur between 4 y 7 eclipsesincluding solar and lunar, highlights National Geographic in an article on the subject.
He eclipse calendar This year includes, in total, four events: two lunar eclipses and two solar eclipses.
In the case of this first eclipse, as we anticipated, it will be a penumbral lunar eclipse, that is, the Moon passes through the shadow cast by the Earth.
The eclipse will be seen in much of Europanortheast of Asiamuch of Australia, North America, South Americathe oceans Pacific and Atlantiche Arctic and the Antarctica.
When will the next eclipses be in 2024?
Total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024
He April 8 we will have total eclipse of Sol, the most anticipated astronomical event of the year. It will be seen in Mexico, the United States and the north of the American continent.
The second eclipse in 2024 will be on April 8 and will be a total eclipse of the Sun. Photo Shutterstock
And partially in western Europe, northern South America, Pacific and Atlantic oceans and the Arctic.
This eclipse promises a few minutes of total darkness and several hours of evolution. A solar eclipse occurs when the Earth, Sun and Moon align in such a way that the Moon’s shadow falls on the earth.
Partial lunar eclipse on September 18, 2024
The next eclipse will occur on the night of September 17 to 18 of 2024 and you can see this partial lunar eclipse in Europe, much of Asia, Africa, North America and South America.
Also in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans, as well as Antarctica and the Arctic. At the moment of greatest shadow, the Moon will be at the zenith in northern Brazil. This eclipse will be something more outfit than the one in March.
Annular solar eclipse on October 2, 2024
He last eclipse of the year will take place October 2nd 2024. It will be a annular solar eclipse which can be observed in North America, much of South America, the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and also in Antarctica.
This year there will be four eclipses: two lunar and two solar. Photo: Shutterstock
Annular eclipses or “rings of fire” They are similar to total eclipses, but since the Moon is at the farthest point of its orbit, it appears smaller and does not completely cover the Sun (part of its light surrounds the Moon’s shadow).
How many types of eclipse are there?
There are two types of eclipses: there are solar eclipses and there is eclipses lunares.
In the case of the solar eclipses, these occur when the Moon gets in the path of the Sun’s light and casts its shadow on the Earth. Thus, during the day, the Moon moves in front of the Sun and it becomes dark, as if it were night.
In the eclipses lunaresalthough the Earth, the Sun and the Moon also participate, the difference is in how these stars are located.
In this case, the Earth is placed between the Sun and the Moon that crosses its cone of shadow, darkening; while, as we said, in a solar eclipse, it is the Moon that comes between the Earth and the Sun.