5 Stages of a Lunar Eclipse.

1. Penumbral Eclipse
2. Partial Eclipse
3. Total Eclipse
4. Partial Eclipse
5.Penumbral Eclipse



A Lunar Eclipse happens when the moon passes into the shadow of the earth. There hasn't been a lunar eclipse since 2011 and there will be a total lunar eclipse on April 15th. There are five stages of a lunar eclipse. 1. Penumbral Eclipse: This stage is the start of the shading and when the moon is first dipping behind the earth's shadow. 2. Partial Eclipse: The moon enters the umbra and there is no direct sunlight at all.      3. Total Eclipse:"From the Moon's perspective, the Sun remains completely hidden for 1 hour 18 minutes. From Earth's perspective, the lunar disk isn't completely blacked out but instead remains dimly lit by a deep orange or red glow. Why so? Our atmosphere scatters and refracts (bends) sunlight that grazes the rim of our globe, so that red glow comes from all the sunrises and sunsets around Earth's terminator at the moment. If you were an astronaut standing on the Moon, you'd see Earth ringed with a thin, brilliant band of sunset- and sunrise-colored light. On rare occasions the eclipsed Moon does go black. Other times it appears as bright and coppery as a new penny. Sometimes it turns brown like chocolate, or as dark red as dried blood."(http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/observing-news/aprils-total-eclipse-of-the-moon/)   4. Partial Eclipse: The eclipse starts to fade and the moon becomes more visible. 5.Penumbral Eclipse: The moon is now no longer in the umbra and it is completely visible.