total eclipse
noun
: an eclipse in which one celestial body is completely obscured by the shadow or body of another
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Viewing a total eclipse can even be life-changing, as one astronomy professor explains.
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Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
Although not a total eclipse, this is a deep partial event, with the moon covering up to 86% of the sun!
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The alignment typically creates one total eclipse and one partial eclipse.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Total lunar eclipses—and blood moons as a result—are even more rare with only about 29 percent of all lunar eclipses being total eclipses.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
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Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
Although not a total eclipse, this is a deep partial event, with the moon covering up to 86% of the sun!
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The alignment typically creates one total eclipse and one partial eclipse.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Total lunar eclipses—and blood moons as a result—are even more rare with only about 29 percent of all lunar eclipses being total eclipses.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Total eclipse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/total%20eclipse. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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