The partial solar eclipse is where the penumbra is on the Earth. - During a solar eclipse, the people in the penumbra see a partial solar eclipse, in which only part of the sun is blocked out by the new moon. - During a lunar eclipse, when the moon moves through the penumbra, a partial lunar eclipse occurs. When this happens, part of the moon is blocked out by the Earth. - In a partial lunar eclipse, the Earth’s shadow falls on the full moon dims the moon’s glow to a dark coppery color. The eerie reddish color results when sunlight reflected off the moon is bent as it passes through the Earth’s atmosphere.