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EclipseType

is an option for SolarEclipse and LunarEclipse that specifies the type of eclipse being queried for.

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EclipseType

EclipseType

is an option for SolarEclipse and LunarEclipse that specifies the type of eclipse being queried for.

Details

  • Possible settings for solar eclipses include:
  • Automaticeclipse of any type
    "Annular"annular eclipse
    "Hybrid"hybrid eclipse
    "Partial"partial eclipse
    "Total"total eclipse
  • Possible settings for lunar eclipses include:
  • Automaticeclipse of any type
    "Partial"partial eclipse
    "Total"total eclipse
  • The default setting for EclipseType is Automatic.
  • SolarEclipse types can also be given as entities of the domain "EclipseType".

Examples

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Basic Examples  (4)

Find the date of the next total solar eclipse:

Find the date of the next annular solar eclipse:

Find the date of the next total lunar eclipse:

Find the date of the next partial lunar eclipse:

Scope  (3)

Find the next solar eclipse of each type after January 1, 2026:

This is the first solar eclipse after that date, of any type:

Find the next lunar eclipse of each type after January 1, 2026:

This is the lunar eclipse after that date, of any type:

Find the date of the next partial solar eclipse:

Specify the solar eclipse type as an entity:

Properties & Relations  (1)

Find the next solar eclipse:

Solar eclipse types are reported using entities of the "EclipseType" domain:

Those entities can also be used as values of the EclipseType option:

Wolfram Research (2014), EclipseType, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EclipseType.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2014), EclipseType, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EclipseType.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2014. "EclipseType." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EclipseType.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2014). EclipseType. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EclipseType.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_eclipsetype, author="Wolfram Research", title="{EclipseType}", year="2014", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EclipseType.html}", note=[Accessed: 26-November-2025]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_eclipsetype, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={EclipseType}, year={2014}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EclipseType.html}, note=[Accessed: 26-November-2025]}