The first lunar eclipse of the season will occur on June 5 — with two more to follow on June 21 and July 5

• This eclipse season there are going to be three eclipses.
  
• The first will the penumbral lunar eclipse on June 5.
  
• It will be followed by the annual solar eclipse on June 21 and another penumbral lunar eclipse on July 5.
  

An eclipse never comes alone, and this year’s second eclipse season is set to kick off on June 5. It’s especially unique this time because normally there are two eclipses in a row, this time around there will be three — a penumbral lunar eclipse on June 5, followed by an annular solar eclipse on June 21 and another penumbral lunar eclipse on July 5.


Eclipse seasons normally comes occurs in twice a year. The first one was in January, this will be the second.


The reason that two, or even three eclipses, come together is because there are around 15 days between a full moon and a new moon — and vice versa. Which basically means, that when the first eclipse occurs, the Solar System has another 30 days to squeeze another one or two more eclipses.


Unlike some publications claiming that this is the first time that this happening in hundreds of years, three eclipses in a row is not so uncommon. In 2018, a partial solar eclipse occurred on July 13 followed by a total lunar eclipse on July 27 and another partial solar eclipse on August 11.


Before that in 2013, a partial lunar eclipse occurred on April 25, followed by the annual solar eclipse on May 10 and a penumbral lunar eclipse on May 25.


Here’s everything you need to know about the three upcoming eclipses: