There’ll be a “blood moon” total lunar eclipse this weekend, one of the longest lunar eclipses in ten years!
https://www.space.com/blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-may-2022-guide
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2022-may-16
The curvature of the shadow’s path and the apparent rotation of the Moon’s disk is due to the Earth’s rotation.
This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in Lakeland. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red. Check the weather for Lakeland for visibility.
Click on the link below for the “Blood Moon” countdown for Lakeland.
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/eclipse?iso=20220516&p0=usa/lakeland
This will be the first of two lunar eclipses in 2022. The next one will take place on Nov. 8, 2022. It will be visible at least partially from Asia, Australia, North America, parts of northern and eastern Europe, the Arctic, and most of South America, according to TimeandDate.com.
For astrology buffs, here’s a link to a live stream of the lunar eclipse this weekend: