Photographer Chamila Karunarathne captured this image of the full moon during the penumbral lunar eclipse over Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Jan. 11, 2020. Note the Earth's shadow on the moon at top left.
(Image credit: Ali Balikci/Anadolu Agency/Getty)
This composite image shows the progression of the partial lunar eclipse in Ankara, Turkey on Jan. 10, 2020. Photographer Ali Balikci with the Anadolu Agency and Getty snapped the images used in this time-lapse view.
An airplane crosses in front of the Full Wolf Moon during the penumbral lunar eclipse on Jan. 10, 2020, in this photo taken by Stojan Stojanovski near Lake Ohrid in Macedonia.
(Image credit: Jesus Merida/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty)
The Full Wolf Moon rises over the horizon at the beach in Malaga, Spain, on Jan. 10, 2020, during the first lunar eclipse of the year. Photographer Jesus Merida captured this photo.
(Image credit: Robert Atanasovski/AFP/Getty)
A picture taken on Jan. 10, 2020 shows the Full Wolf Moon rising behind Christmas street decorations during the penumbral lunar eclipse in Skopje, Macedonia as seen by photographer Robert Atanasovski.
The Full Wolf Moon rises above the mountains near Kuratica, Macedonia, in this photo taken by Stojan Stojanovski on Jan. 10, 2020.
(Image credit: Isa Terli/Anadolu Agency/Getty)
The moon is seen during partial lunar eclipse over Istanbul, Turkey on Jan. 10, 2020 in a photo captured by Isa Terli.
(Image credit: Jesus Merida/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty)
A couple kiss as the Full Wolf Moon rises over the horizon at the beach in Malaga, Spain on Jan. 10, 2020, ahead of the first lunar eclipse of the year in this view by photographer Jesus Merida.
(Image credit: Isa Terli/Anadolu Agency/Getty )
Photographer Isa Terli also snapped this view of the Full Wolf Moon behind a lighted sign during the penumbral lunar eclipse over Istanbul, Turkey, on Jan. 10, 2020.
The Full Wolf Moon rises above the mountains near Kuratica, Macedonia, in this photo taken by Stojan Stojanovski on Jan. 10, 2020.
The first full moon (opens in new tab) of 2020, known as the Wolf Moon (opens in new tab), dipped through the outer edge of Earth's shadow in a penumbral lunar eclipse (opens in new tab) for observers in the Eastern Hemisphere overnight on Friday and Saturday (Jan. 10-11) and skywatchers across Europe, Asia and Africa soaked in the view.
Called penumbral (since the moon passed through the Earth's penumbra), the lunar eclipse (opens in new tab) was the first of four such eclipses in 2020. Click the arrows to see more photos of the Wolf Moon lunar eclipse here, as seen by photographers (and some Space.com readers) around the world.
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