So, if you want to glimpse that eerie moment of the Blood Moon, make sure you know exactly when totality takes place in your part of the world so you don't miss it. And it's not too long of a wait for the longest total lunar eclipse
The Sun at 14 Aries and the Moon at 14 Libra oppose each other (as with every Full Moon) but this Full Moon is also a “Blood Moon” and the shortest Lunar Eclipse of the Century. This is the third in a series of four Lunar Eclipses called a “Tetrad
What is a blood moon? A lunar eclipse occurs when the earth passes between the sun and the moon. In a blood moon, the moon is full, and as the sun's light passes through the earth's atmosphere, it casts a reddened shadow on the moon. Full lunar
THE SKY will turn a deep blood red across the planet this Easter as a rare celestial event 'foretold in the Bible' unfolds.
A lunar tetrad – four total lunar eclipses in a row – began a year ago. The next eclipse in this tetrad will take place on April 4, 2015.