Supermoon Lunar Eclipse Sequence (2015)

Seven images showing the shadow of Earth progressively covering more of the Moon until it is just a sliver in the sky.
April 28, 2019
CreditNASA/Bill Ingalls
Historical DateSeptember 27, 2015
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A composite of seven images shows the full Moon at perigee, or supermoon, during a total lunar eclipse on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, in Denver.

The combination of a supermoon and total lunar eclipse last occurred in 1982 and will not happen again until 2033.