A blood moon to rise soon! Here are some lesser-known facts about today's eclipse

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Blood Moon

Blood Moons occur in a tetrad, four times in two years, with a six-month gap

After 2022, it will happen next in 2032

Astronomical phenomenon

Blood Moons come up during total lunar eclipses of full moons

They can be seen with the naked eye

Types of lunar eclipses

Apart from total eclipses, there are partial and penumbral eclipses

But they don't produce Blood Moons

Moon names

The full Moon of every month is named as per native American tribal customs

For November, it's Beaver Moon