Early Monday morning, when the moon moves into the Earth’s penumbra or outer shadow, is called a penumbral lunar eclipse.
During an eclipse, about 85% of the shadows darken during the peak or middle phase of a lunar eclipse.
It appeared in parts of North America, South America, Australia, Australia and Asia. However, the shading is a bit low, so most people needed a telescope to see the penumbral eclipse correctly, NASA said.
The lunar eclipse entered the eclipse at 2:29 a.m. Monday, the event lasted four and a half hours until 6:56 a.m. ET.
About one-third of lunar eclipses are penumbral eclipses, and according to the time and date, the event will recur in May 2023 and March 2024.
Native Americans called the full moon of November the Beaver Moon, associating it with the time of year when Beavers finished building their lodges made of branches and mud in preparation for winter.
This full moon is also called the full snow moon, as it falls during the cold temperatures of November in the Northern Hemisphere.
The European word for full moon before the winter solstice is oak moon. The name derives from ancient Druid traditions when people cut mistalto from oak trees, recorded in the first century by the Roman historian Pliny the Elder, according to NASA.
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