Lunar Eclipses By Emmaleobrien 350 First Learned the Moon and Earth were Spherical by Aristotle 450 First Phases of The Moon Explained by Anaxagoras Feb 2, 726 Babylonian Eclipse Feb 29, 1504 Christopher Columbus predicted the lunar eclipse on an island Nov 1, 1609 First Observance of Moon by Galileo Mar 13, 1904 King Herod's deathis known, and the chronology of Jesus has more proof