Phases of a Solar Eclipse:
During a Solar Eclipse there are 3 Stages leading up towards the totality of the Full eclipse. The first Stage is an effect called Baily's Beads, within Baily's beads the effect shows the Moon slowly creeping towards the Sun while also displaying small blobs of light appearing on the edge of the Moon which also look like Beads, Hence the name Baily's Beads, which came from a man named Francis Baily. The second stage is the Diamond Ring effect where the Moon shows a large Blob of light looking like a Ring, This stage also looks like the Huamn eyeball. The last stage is the most beautiful stage, this is when the Eclipse is at its climax and it blooms out the Corona for you to observe for 2 minutes (there will also be sometimes where the Solar activity will be Low meaning that the Corona will not show causing it to just follow the magnetic outline of the Sun), be reminded that looking at the Eclipse with Cellophane is extremely important or else you will be faced with severe eye damage or even Blindness. Yet there are still the Origianl Phases known as the Eclipse Begins. Total Eclipse Begins, Maximum Eclipse, Total Eclipse Ends and Eclispe Ends or even The Partial, Annular and Total.
Phases of a Lunar Eclipse
There are a total of 12 Phases, Each one leading towards the Lunar eclipse and leaving:
1st: Moon enters Penumbra
2nd: Pendumbral shadow begins to appear\
3rd: Moon enters Umbra
4th: 75% coverage
5th: Less than 5 Min till Totality
6th: Totality
7th: Middle of Totality
8th: Totality Ends
9th: 75% Coverage
10th: Moon leaves Umbra
11th: Penumbra shadow fades away
12th: Moon leaves Penumbra.
1st: Moon enters Penumbra
2nd: Pendumbral shadow begins to appear\
3rd: Moon enters Umbra
4th: 75% coverage
5th: Less than 5 Min till Totality
6th: Totality
7th: Middle of Totality
8th: Totality Ends
9th: 75% Coverage
10th: Moon leaves Umbra
11th: Penumbra shadow fades away
12th: Moon leaves Penumbra.