Eclipse Calendar 2024: Total Solar Eclipse, Almost Lunar Eclipse — Dates Of Occurrence, And Meanings

Eclipse Calendar 2024: The year 2024 will have a total of five eclipses. Of these, two are solar eclipses, and three are lunar.

Eclipse Calendar 2024: The five eclipses that will occur in 2024 are a penumbral lunar eclipse (top left), total solar eclipse (top right), partial lunar eclipse (bottom left), ring of fire solar eclipse (bottom right), and an almost lunar eclipse.

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Eclipse Calendar 2024: The year 2024 will have a total of five eclipses. Of these, two are solar eclipses, and three are lunar. One of the lunar eclipses will be an "almost lunar eclipse", which means that the Sun, the Earth, and the Moon will be very closely aligned, but there will be no lunar eclipse because the penumbra, or the lighter outer part of the Earth's shadow, will just miss the Moon.  This is different from an almost total lunar eclipse, in which the Sun, the Earth, and the