First lunar eclipse of 2023 pictured in China(1/4)

Combo photo shows penumbral lunar eclipses seen from Xiongyue Township, Bayuquan District, Yingkou City of northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 5, 2023. (Photo provided to China News Service)

The four-hour eclipse started late Friday as the Moon slipped into the fringes of the Earth's shadow.

Photo shows a penumbral lunar eclipse seen from Xiongyue Township, Bayuquan District, Yingkou City of northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 5, 2023. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Photo shows a penumbral lunar eclipse seen from Xiongyue Township, Bayuquan District, Yingkou City of northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 5, 2023. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Photo shows a penumbral lunar eclipse seen from Xiongyue Township, Bayuquan District, Yingkou City of northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 5, 2023. (Photo provided to China News Service)