Skywatchers had the opportunity to witness a partial lunar eclipse in the Americas, Europe, and Africa from Thursday evening into Friday. The lunar eclipse, known as the “almost blood moon,” reached its peak just after midnight ET, with 96 percent of the moon’s visible surface engulfed by Earth’s shadow, resulting in a nearly total lunar eclipse. This spectacle was a rare event, as the next lunar eclipse is not expected until New Year’s Eve in 2028.
In Canada, observers in Vancouver could see the full moon during one phase of the lunar eclipse in the night sky. Similarly, residents in Winnipeg captured stunning images of the partial lunar eclipse above Osborne Village. Additionally, the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant in Toronto offered a picturesque view of the partial lunar eclipse against the night sky.
Across other parts of the Americas, individuals at the George Observatory in Texas took cellphone photos of the lunar eclipse, while the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., provided a backdrop for the partial lunar eclipse. In New Orleans, the golden edge of the Caesars Superdome framed the partial lunar eclipse beautifully, and in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, the moon shone above the Mexican flag during the eclipse. In Brazil, the moon rose behind a coconut palm in Salvador, Bahia state, during the partial lunar eclipse.
In Europe, the partial lunar eclipse was visible over Warsaw, with people in London enjoying the view from Parliament Hill in Hampstead Heath. In Lisbon, a plane approached for landing as the partial lunar eclipse graced the sky, while in Goutz, France, observers marveled at the reddish hue of the lunar eclipse in the night sky.