WHY DO LUNAR ECLIPSE OCCUR?

An  eclipse happens when a planet or a moon gets in the way of the sun’s light. Here on Earth, we can experience two kinds of eclipses: solar eclipses and lunar eclipses.

Let we understand why do lunar eclipse occur?

During a lunar eclipse, Earth gets in the way of the sun’s light hitting the moon. That means that during the night, a full moon fades away as Earth’s shadow covers it up.

Earth gets in the way of the sun’s light,moon fades away as Earth’s shadow covers it up.

The moon can also look reddish because Earth’s atmosphere absorbs the other colors while it bends some sunlight toward the moon. Sunlight bending through the atmosphere and absorbing other colors is also why sunsets are orange and red.

Real Image: Lunar Ecipse

The moon during lunar eclipse also called Blood Moon.

Solar and Lunar eclipse. Source: Wikipedia

A lunar eclipse occurs at night during full Moon when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon.

The blood moon lunar eclipse sets behind Pikes Peak April 4, 2015 in Colorado Springs.

Every year, there are at least two lunar eclipses and as many as five, although total lunar eclipses are significantly less common. If one knows the date and time of an eclipse, it is possible to predict the occurrence of other eclipses using an eclipse cycle like the saros.