How to Use umbra in a Sentence

umbra

noun

• This is made up of the time when the Moon hits the penumbra and umbra.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 17 Nov. 2021
• This is made up of the time when the Moon hits the penumbra and umbra.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 17 Nov. 2021
• The partial phase wraps up when the Moon exits the umbra at 12:27 a.m.
  — Martin Ratcliffe and Richard Talcott, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2015
• Because of the low sun angle, the umbra will be longer.
  — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, 26 June 2019
• The moon will move between the sun and Earth, and the sun will cast the dark central part of the moon’s shadow, the umbra, on Earth.
  — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 18 Jan. 2023
• The maximum state of this lunar eclipse will hit when the Moon is in the Earth’s umbra.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 17 Nov. 2021
• On Sunday night, the moon will enter the umbra, the inner part of the Earth’s shadow, at 9:28 p.m.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 11 May 2022
• On Sunday night, the moon will enter the umbra – the inner part of the Earth’s shadow – at 9:28 p.m.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 8 May 2022
• Once the whole of the Moon is inside the umbra that’s totality—the Moon will have turned 97.4% red.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
• The penumbra is the outer part of the Earth’s shadow, while the umbra is the deepest and darkest part of the shadow.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 17 Nov. 2021
• The penumbra is the outer part of the Earth’s shadow, while the umbra is the deepest and darkest part of the shadow.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 17 Nov. 2021
• The eclipse is predicted to peak at 4:59 a.m., when the moon is closest to the Earth’s shadow, or umbra.
  — Dallas News, 3 Nov. 2022
• The moon will have finished its traversing of the Earth’s shadow, or umbra.
  — Brian Resnick, Vox, 24 July 2018
• The penumbra is the partial outer shadow, and the umbra is the full, dark shadow.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 July 2019
• During a full lunar eclipse, the moon passes through the darkest part of the Earth's shadow -- the umbra.
  — Katie Hunt, Megan Marples and Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 May 2022
• This will be a partial lunar eclipse, when part of the moon will enter the umbra, or the Earth's full shadow.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2023
• As for timing, on Sunday night, the moon will enter the umbra, the inner part of the Earth’s shadow, at 9:28 p.m.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 15 May 2022
• The partial outer shadow is called the penumbra; the full, dark shadow is the umbra.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Feb. 2023
• The moon casts its dark central shadow, called the umbra, onto a very narrow strip along the surface of the Earth.
  — National Geographic, 9 Mar. 2016
• The first jet will then break off to the Northeast as the eclipse approaches and will try to lock its camera onto the 118-mile-wide umbra.
  — Maura Barrett, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
• Total lunar eclipses happen in the deepest part of the shadow, called the umbra.
  — Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 26 May 2021
• The penumbra is the outer edge of the Earth's shadow, lasting over six hours, and the umbra is the deepest part of the shadow, lasting 3.5 hours.
  — Sherry Liang, CNN, 18 Nov. 2021
• When the moon passes through the darkest part of the Earth's shadow, called the umbra, it's known as a total lunar eclipse, the space agency said.
  — Megan Marples and Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 May 2022
• Earth’s shadow has two parts: the umbra, which is the darker inner portion, and the penumbra, the lighter outer part.
  — Nicholas St. Fleur, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2017
• The second moon’s umbra — the shadowy area that darkens the Earth during an eclipse — would also cover twice the area that the first moon does.
  — Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
• Chart showing how the moon fits into Earth’s shadow (the umbra is the darkest portion).
  — Dave Mosher, WIRED, 17 June 2011
• The entire event then goes into reverse, with the Moon exiting the umbra, then the penumbra.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 12 May 2021
• In a total lunar eclipse, the entire moon falls within the darkest part of Earth’s shadow, called the umbra.
  — Rick Green, courant.com, 19 Nov. 2021
• In the case of a total lunar eclipse, the moon moves into the inner part of Earth’s shadow, or the umbra, which can turn the lunar surface a striking red for a few hours.
  — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
• At its peak, only 8.4% will enter its central shadow, the umbra.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024