You have to wait for three years to see the next one.
completely enters the umbra of the Earth. The lunar limb, the curved part of the Moon still receiving direct sunlight, will seem bright just before the full entrance, making the remainder of the Moon appear relatively dull. The Moon will become more or less consistently bright across its entire surface as soon as the eclipse is complete. Later, when sunlight strikes the Moon's opposite limb, the entire disk will once more become veiled.
Sunlight striking these irregularities is always reflected back in greater quantities than that striking more central parts, which is why the edges of full moons typically appear brighter than the rest of the lunar surface. This is comparable to the appearance of velvet cloth draped over a convex curved surface, which will look darkest near the curve's center to an observer.
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