During a lunar eclipse, does the Moon enter the Earth’s shadow from the east or the west? Explain your answer.

Wouldn't it be the east because that's the same way the moon rises normally? So if it normally rises in the east it would do that again.. or would it be west because it normally rises in the east and it doesn't make a lunar eclipse?

From the west. Earth's shadow (and in fact, almost all eclipses that happen between two bodies in the solar system) crosses the Moon from West to Eas

During a lunar eclipse, the Moon enters the Earth's shadow from the west, not the east. This may seem counterintuitive since the Moon rises in the east, but it's important to understand the alignment of the Sun, Earth, and Moon during a lunar eclipse.

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon, causing the Earth's shadow to fall on the Moon. To visualize this, imagine the Sun and the Moon on opposite sides of the Earth, forming a straight line.

Now, considering the rotation of the Earth, when the Moon rises in the east, it means that it is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. In order for the Moon to be in the Earth's shadow and for a lunar eclipse to occur, the Moon needs to be on the side of the Earth opposite to where it is rising from.

So, during a lunar eclipse, the Moon enters the Earth's shadow from the west. As the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon, the Moon gradually gets darker as it enters the penumbra (partial shadow), followed by the umbra (total shadow). The Moon remains in the Earth's shadow until it exits from the opposite side, which is the east.

To summarize, the Moon enters the Earth's shadow from the west during a lunar eclipse because it needs to be on the opposite side of the Earth from where it rises in order for the shadow to fall on it.