Depending on how far in the Moon moves into the shadow, the Moon may or may not get the orange glow. Partial lunar eclipse is when the Moon passes through only a portion of the Earths shadow. The reason it has that reddish color it’s because the Sun’s light is passing around the whole circumference of Earth. This is the inner darkest part of the shadow. The red-orange glow is caused by the umbral shadow. Total lunar eclipses are when the Moon passes through Earth’s umbral shadow -giving it that red-orange tone. There are three types of lunar eclipses: total, partial and penumbral. During this time the Sun’s light passing through the Earth illuminates the Moon giving it an orange tone as the Moon moved closer to the center of Earth’s shadow. As the Sun’s light is refracted through the earth, the shadow will give the Moon a red-orange tint as the Moon moves directly behind the Earth.Ī lunar eclipse is when the Earth’s shadow is cast over the Moon. A lunar eclipse is when the Moon passes behind the Earth into its shadow. A solar eclipse, like the one on August 21, 2017, is when the Sun’s light will be blocked by the Moon.

An eclipse, whether solar or lunar, happens when the Sun, Moon, and Earth align with each other.

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