Monday, April 8, 2013

Q&A: When was the last time a full lunar eclipse happened on winter solstice?


Question by Michael Lamb: When was the last time a full lunar eclipse happened on winter solstice?
There is a full lunar eclipse on December 21, the winter solstice. When was the last time a full lunar eclipse happened on the same day as the winter solstice?
Thanks everyone. I figured it out. 1638 is the last time a total lunar eclipse happened on the winter solstice. 362 years ago. Awesome.


Best answer:
Answer by Nyx1999 -
http://home.earthlink.net/~jcmannone/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/wintersolsticefullmoon.pdf

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