The Beaver Moon is also known as the cold moon, the long night moon, and the mourning moon.
Lunar eclipse 2020
Lunar eclipses always occur on a Full Moon night. Whenever the Sun, Earth, and Moon line up in space a shadow crosses the Moon. Everyone on the night-side of the Earth will be able to view the eclipse, weather permitting.
On Monday, it will be a partial, or “penumbral” eclipse.
A lunar eclipse is the result of the moon passing into the Earth’s shadow. In a penumbral eclipse, the moon passes only slightly into the shadow so that during sunrise the light reaching the moon’s surface is not totally obstructed.
As long as the sky is clear, and the clouds don’t block views it should be a rare and beautiful sight.
If you miss the Full Beaver Moon on Monday morning, no worries. The moon will appear full from Saturday night until Tuesday morning, although the shadow will be gone.
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