lunar eclipse

noun

A phenomenon occurring when the Earth casts a shadow over the Moon.

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Meanings

nounlunar eclipse (plural lunar eclipses)

plural lunar eclipses

  1. astronomyA phenomenon occurring when the Earth casts a shadow over the Moon.

Translations

Afrikaans maansverduistering
  • maansverduisteringwhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Arabic خُسُوف اَلْقَمَر
  • خُسُوف اَلْقَمَر (ḵusūf al-qamar)when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Basque ilargi eklipse
  • ilargi eklipsewhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Bengali চন্দ্রগ্রহণ
  • চন্দ্রগ্রহণ (condrogrohon)when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Bulgarian лунно затъмнение
  • лунно затъмнение (lunno zatămnenie)when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Catalan eclipsi de Lluna
  • eclipsi de Llunawhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Chinese Cantonese 月食, 月蝕 /月蚀
  • 月食 (jyut⁶ sik⁶)when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • 月蝕 /月蚀 (jyut⁶ sik⁶)when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Chinese Mandarin 月食, 月蝕 /月蚀
  • 月食 (yuèshí)when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • 月蝕 /月蚀 (yuèshí)when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Czech zatmění měsíce
  • zatmění měsícewhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Danish måneformørkelse
  • måneformørkelsewhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Dutch maansverduistering
  • maansverduisteringwhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Esperanto luna eklipso
  • luna eklipsowhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Estonian kuuvarjutus
  • kuuvarjutuswhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Finnish kuunpimennys
  • kuunpimennyswhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
French éclipse lunaire
  • éclipse lunairewhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
German Mondfinsternis
  • Mondfinsterniswhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Greek έκλειψη Σελήνης
  • έκλειψη Σελήνης (ékleipsi Selínis)when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Hebrew ליקוי ירח
  • ליקוי ירח (likúl yaréah)when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Hindi चंद्रग्रहण
  • चंद्रग्रहण (candragrahaṇ)when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Hungarian holdfogyatkozás
  • holdfogyatkozáswhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Icelandic tunglmyrkvi
  • tunglmyrkviwhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Indonesian gerhana bulan
  • gerhana bulanwhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Italian eclisse lunare, eclissi lunare
  • eclisse lunarewhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • eclissi lunarewhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Japanese 月食
  • 月食 (gesshoku)when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Korean 월식
  • 월식 (wolsik)when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Latvian Mēness aptumsums
  • Mēness aptumsumswhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Lithuanian Mėnulio užtemimas
  • Mėnulio užtemimaswhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Malay gerhana bulan
  • gerhana bulanwhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Norwegian Bokmål måneformørkelse
  • måneformørkelsewhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Persian ماهگرفتگی, خسوف
  • ماهگرفتگیwhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • خسوفwhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Polish zaćmienie Księżyca
  • zaćmienie Księżycawhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Portuguese eclipse lunar
  • eclipse lunarwhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Romanian eclipsă de Lună, eclipsă lunară
  • eclipsă de Lunăwhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • eclipsă lunarăwhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Russian лу́нное затме́ние
  • лу́нное затме́ние (lúnnoje zatménije)when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Slovak zatmenie Mesiaca
  • zatmenie Mesiacawhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Spanish eclipse lunar
  • eclipse lunarwhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Swahili kupatwa kwa mwezi
  • kupatwa kwa mweziwhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Swedish månförmörkelse
  • månförmörkelsewhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Thai จันทรคราส
  • จันทรคราส (jan-trá-krâat)when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Turkish Ay tutulması
  • Ay tutulmasıwhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Ukrainian Місячне затемнення
  • Місячне затемнення (Misjačne zatemnennja)when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Vietnamese nguyệt thực
  • nguyệt thựcwhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Welsh eclips lloerol, diffyg ar y lleuad
  • eclips lloerolwhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • diffyg ar y lleuadwhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
  • lloerguddwhen the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon
Cite this entry
APA

lunar eclipse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunar%20eclipse

MLA

“lunar eclipse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunar%20eclipse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lunar eclipse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunar%20eclipse.

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