MOSSEL BAY NEWS - It started at 03:32. It was at its maximum at 06:11 and it ended at 06:44. The duration was 3 hours, 12 minutes. The moon was a reddish colour during that time.
The moon does not have any light of its own.
It shines because its surface reflects sunlight. During a total lunar eclipse, the earth moves between the sun and the moon and cuts off the moon's light supply.
When this happens, the surface of the moon takes on a reddish glow instead of going completely dark.
The red colour of a totally eclipsed moon has prompted many people in recent years to refer to total lunar eclipses as blood moons. Two Mossel Bay photographers, Frieda van der Walt and Johan Swanepoel, sent photographs to the Mossel Bay Advertiser.
Two Mossel Bay photographers, Frieda van der Walt and Johan Swanepoel, sent photographs to the Mossel Bay Advertiser. Photo: Johan Swanepoel
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