Examples of using "Mondfinsternis" in a sentence and their english translations:
Did you see the lunar eclipse yesterday?
Did you see yesterday's total lunar eclipse?
There will be a lunar eclipse tomorrow.
- Did you see the eclipse yesterday?
- Did you see the lunar eclipse yesterday?
I couldn't see the lunar eclipse because of the clouds.
A common misconception about Christopher Columbus is that he once impressed a tribe of natives by predicting the lunar eclipse. The truth of the matter is that he CAUSED it.
Sometimes, as the Earth orbits the Sun, it comes between the Sun and the Moon. When this happens, the Earth throws a dark shadow across the Moon. This is known as an eclipse of the Moon, or a lunar eclipse.