Photographers around the world turned their cameras into the sky last night for a total lunar eclipse of the rare “blood moon.”
The solar eclipse of the general moon occurs when the full moon passes through the darkest, innermost shadow of the Earth, known as the Umbra. Since only red light can penetrate the atmosphere of our planet, the moon is cast in a bloody tint, often referred to as the “blood moon.” The US was treated to the epic “Blood Moon” in March, but this time it was only visible in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.
Earth’s natural satellites spent about 82 minutes completely covered in the shadows of the Earth on Sunday night (September 7-8), the longest total lunar eclipse since 2022.
In Beijing, China, photographer Shen Ziapen took a stunning shot of the bloody moon rising above the capital’s Olympic Park observation deck.
During the lunar eclipse, the moon moves behind the Earth relative to the Sun’s position, facing the solar eclipse.
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Photographer Nicholas Economü has partially caught the moon in the shadows above a residential building in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.
During the lunar solar eclipse, the moon is visible. This is because some of the sunlight refracts from the Earth’s atmosphere and hits the moon before it hits it.
In Germany, photographer Emmanuele Kotini captured the “Blood Moon” rising behind the spire of the Oberbaum Bruke Bridge in Berlin.
The moon appears red because particles in the Earth’s atmosphere scatter the blue of the sun and other short-wavelength light. This will result in long wavelength orange and red coming out and reaching the moon.
Photographer Nicholas Kutocostas took a photo of “Blood Moon” next to the air traffic control tower at Athens Airport, Greece.
Such lunar solar eclipses occur only when the moon is perfectly aligned behind our planet. If the alignment is slightly off and the sunlight can still hit a part of the moon directly, it is a partial solar eclipse. If the alignment is a little farther apart, you will see a normal full moon, reflecting the sunlight, like most moons.
According to NASA, the next lunar eclipse will take place on March 3, 2026. March 2026’s “Blood Moon” will be visible in the Americas, the Pacific Islands, Asia and Australia.
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