Earth's shadow reaches the Moon.
A partial lunar eclipse arrives sixteen days after the 12 August solar eclipse. It is safe to watch with the naked eye wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
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What the sky does next.
One clear timeline for the phenomena worth looking up for. Physical events are described as astronomy; symbolic traditions are labelled separately.
The living ledger.
Dates below are computed in this browser from the same mean-element orrery maths used by the Observatory. They are degree-class planning cues, not the VSOP87 chart engine or a ground-visibility forecast.
Computing the next 400 days…
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CAST YOUR CHART FREE · THE 12 AUG ECLIPSE — YOUR READING
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CAST YOUR CHART FREE · THE 12 AUG ECLIPSE — YOUR READING
© MMXXVI ASTRO PRECISE · COMPUTED, NEVER FABRICATED