Why is the moon red?

In a lunar eclipse, the Moon often passes through two regions of Earth's shadow: an outer penumbra, where direct sunlight is dimmed, and an inner umbra, where indirect and much dimmer sunlight refracted by Earth's atmosphere shines on the Moon, leaving a reddish color.

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One may also ask what is a wolf moon?

The first full moon in January has often been referred to as the Wolf Moon for centuries. Its origin comes from Native Americans who often heard wolves howling during cold winter nights at this time of year, according to the Farmer's Almanac. Can the moon affect your period? Menstrual cycles also aligned with the tropical month (the 27.32 days it takes the moon to pass twice through the same point in its orbit) 13.1% of the time in women 35 years and younger and 17.7% of the time in women over 35, suggesting that menstruation is also affected by shifts in the moon's gravitational pull.

Then, what face of the moon are we in today?

The Moon's current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Crescent Phase. One may also ask what should you not do during an eclipse? You should not sleep during the duration of the eclipse. So you can't eat, you can't have sex - and you're not allowed to sleep either. Three pretty major activities have been cut out of the equation if you're superstitious.

What does a blood orange moon mean?

A "blood moon" happens when Earth's moon is in a total lunar eclipse. While it has no special astronomical significance, the view in the sky is striking as the usually whiteish moon becomes red or ruddy-brown.