2023's first lunar eclipse dims moon slightly. See photos

In what's known as a penumbral lunar eclipse, the full moon passed within the outer part of Earth's shadow, causing the moon to dim only slightly. 

Updated on: May 05, 2023 11:05 PM IST

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This photograph taken in Srinagar on May 5, 2023, shows the moon on a lunar eclipse day. (AFP)

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The full moon as seen on a penumbral lunar eclipse day. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the moon enters the Earth's penumbra, the outer part of the shadow. The lunar eclipse started at 8:59 PM (Local Time) on Friday and will continue till 1:16 AM (Local Time) Saturday. (HT Photo/Deepak Gupta)

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Full moon caught in the background of Gautam Buddha's statue in Lucknow's Gomti Nagar area on Buddha Purnima Day. (HT Photo)

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Buddha Purnima's full moon coincides with penumbral lunar eclipse on May 5. Penumbral lunar eclipse is one of the three types of lunar eclipse when only the more diffused outer shadow of the Earth – the penumbra – falls on the moon’s face. This eclipse is considered much more subtle, and much more difficult to observe than the other two types -- total or partial eclipse. (HT Photo)

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The changes observed in moon on a lunar eclipse day. The next lunar eclipse is scheduled for October 28-29 this year. It will be a partial lunar eclipse. It will be visible in Europe and most of Asia and Africa, and will be seen rising over the extreme eastern Americas, and setting over Australia. (HT Photo)