Last night, the moon passed through Earth’s shadow, creating a total lunar eclipse visible to people across parts of Asia, the Pacific Ocean, and North America. This “beaver blood moon” was the last total lunar eclipse until March 2025. The full moon in November is referred to as the “beaver moon” in North America, and an eclipsed moon appears dark red, or “bloody,” in Earth’s shadow. Gathered below are some of the many photos taken by observers of this celestial event.
Views of the Total Lunar Eclipse
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![The reddish-colored full moon appears beyond flapping American flags.]()
Read moreThe full blood moon caused by the lunar eclipse is framed by American flags blowing in a breeze on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on November 8, 2022. #
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![A person twirls two batons with burning ends beneath a moonlit sky.]()
Read moreA fire-twirler performs on Manly Beach as a lunar eclipse begins on November 8, 2022, in Sydney, Australia. #
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![A composite image, showing 10 images of the moon as it drops toward the horizon, dimming with each step, in front of a large NASA building.]()
Read moreThis composite made from 10 images shows the progression of the moon moving into Earth's shadow during a total lunar eclipse above the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on November 8, 2022. #
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![The moon in the night sky, dim and red-colored]()
Read moreThe blood moon during a total lunar eclipse above Fish Creek, Australia, on November 8, 2022 #
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![The partially eclipsed moon is captured above a Christmas-light display.]()
Read moreFar beyond Christmas lights, Earth's shadow starts to cover the moon during a lunar eclipse seen from Caracas, Venezuela, early on November 8, 2022. #
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![Several people gather and look through a telescope.]()
Read morePeople gather to view the total lunar eclipse over the skies of Tokyo, Japan, on the roof of a high-rise building, on November 8, 2022. #
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![A darkened moon sets behind a large statue.]()
Read moreThe moon sets during a total lunar eclipse behind the Statue of Freedom on top of the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington, D.C., on November 8, 2022. #
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![Moonlight shines behind a dragon statue.]()
Read moreA naga statue is silhouetted against the moon during a total lunar eclipse in front of the Chinese temple in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on November 8, 2022. #
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![A red-colored moon peeks through tree trunks.]()
Read moreA total lunar eclipse, observed through trees in New York City, on November 8, 2022 #
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![Four people take a selfie, with the moon above them.]()
Read moreResidents pose for a selfie during a lunar eclipse in Beijing, China, on November 8, 2022. #
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![The eclipsed moon beside a spherical building in China]()
Read moreThe eclipse is seen from the Bund Promenade in Shanghai, China, on November 8, 2022. #
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![A reddish half-lit moon appears in a dark-blue sky.]()
Read moreThe blood moon appears in a still-blue sky in Beijing, China, on November 8, 2022. #
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![A red moon passes behind a monument of a horse and rider.]()
Read moreThe eclipsed moon passes behind a monument in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, on November 8, 2022. #
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![A dark-red moon beside the top of a tall building]()
Read moreA view of the total lunar eclipse over Charlotte, North Carolina, on November 8, 2022 #
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![A woman poses for a photo beneath an eclipsed moon.]()
Read moreA woman poses for a photo beneath the eclipsed moon in Beijing on November 8, 2022. #
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