Partial eclipse

Partial eclipse

A lunar eclipse in which the Moon only partly enters the dark, umbral shadow of the Earth but is inside the secondary, penumbral shadow. Also refers to a solar eclipse when the Moon does not line up completely between the Earth and Sun and only partly obscures the Sun. This type of eclipse also produces a penumbra as well as an umbra.

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