A rare lunar penumbral eclipse, also known as the “Blood Moon”, can be seen across Russia on the evening of May 5th. Izvestia publish footage of an unusual phenomenon from Yekaterinburg.

The recording shows that the moon has dimmed a little and acquired a bloody hue. At the same time, the satellite’s disk did not disappear, but only on one side went into deep penumbra. This is a feature of a shadowy eclipse that can be seen with the naked eye in clear weather.According to experts, the next such eclipse will occur only in 19 years, in September 2042. In the shadow of the Earth: what is interesting about the lunar eclipse on May 5 An unusual natural phenomenon can be observed from Europe to Antarctica Earlier in the day, Izvestia published a live broadcast of the astronomical phenomenon. It started at 18:14 Moscow time. At the time of the eclipse, the apparent diameter of the Moon turned out to be 0.13% larger than the average, and the distance from the Earth to the satellite was 380,236 km. On April 8, residents of Moscow could observe the red moon. This full moon is commonly referred to as the Easter full moon, as well as the pink one.