Was the Beaver Blood Moon Really the Color of Beaver Blood?

Say that five times fast.

On Tuesday, November 8, Japan was witness to an event that hadn’t occurred in 442 years: a total lunar eclipse that coincided with a lunar occultation of Uranus. Essentially, the full moon completely covered the planet of Uranus. (source)

According to Nasa, a total lunar eclipse is when the moon passes entirely into “the darkest part of Earth’s shadow, called the umbra.” The reasoning behind total lunar eclipses often being called a ‘Blood Moon’ is that when the moon is in the umbra, it becomes tinted red-orange.

Photographed by Mr. Russell; the tiny blue dot on the bottom left is Uranus

This month’s full moon was also a Beaver Moon. The full moon of November is always called this because it’s around the time that beavers are beginning to take shelter after having gathered and stored food for winter. (source)

So, in short, the Beaver Blood Moon… was? The color of beaver blood? I guess?

Beavers, like most other animals, are red-blooded creatures, and I personally think the Blood Moon is closer to an orange-ish hue, but—semantics.