Lunar eclipse seen from space - March 3, 2026

What is a lunar eclipse?

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes behind the Earth and finds itself in its shadow.
During a total lunar eclipse, light from the Sun passes through the Earth's atmosphere and is refracted towards the Moon.
This luminous flux on the moon takes a reddish color whose intensity is variable according to the atmospheric weather conditions of the Earth.

There are at least 2 lunar eclipses per year, for a lunar eclipse to occur, the Moon must be full and it must be close to one of the two points of intersection that its orbit makes with the ecliptic.