Before the Easter Sunday, as the Passover draws to a close on the
evening of Saturday, 4 April, a rare and short total lunar eclipse will
turn the moon blood red. This rare phenomena has triggered a series of
apocalyptic rumours.
It is the third of the four successive total "blood red" lunar
eclipses, which will be visible across North America, Asia and
Australia.
According to NASA, the celestial phenomena is so rare that in the last 2000 years it has happened only a handful of times.
The total lunar eclipse will begin at 3:16 am PDT, on the morning of 4
April, when the edge of the moon passes through the amber core of
Earth's shadow. The blood moon will last for less than five minutes,
just before the end of the phenomena. The lunar eclipse will, however,
take place in a course of one hour and forty five minutes.
The entire moon will be covered by the Earth's shadow at 4:58 am PDT.
Why is Blood Moon Red?
The moon's redness is caused by the Earth covering the sun. This red
light from the rim of the Earth falls on the moon to make it look like a
giant red orb.
Is it a Supernatural Phenomena?
The rare celestial occurrence has triggered various reactions, many
quoting from the book of Joel in the bible say that blood red moon
predicts the end of the world. In Bible, the book of Joel Chapter 2,
Verse 31 says: "The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into
blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD comes,"
[NKJV].
John Hagee, an American pastor, told Express that "the end of this age is coming" as there is a sequence of prophetic events that the Bible says will happen.
Where to Watch Live Blood Moon 2015
Unlike solar eclipse, the Lunar eclipse is safe to watch with naked
eyes. On the Easter weekend, the total lunar eclipse will be visible
from most of North America and around the Pacific Rim region.
Sky gazers in Australia and the Asian Far East will see the eclipse
at sunset, the lucky one in western North America will enjoy the best
view during sunrise on 4 April.
Hawaii and the central Pacific islands will catch the eclipse high in
the sky near the zenith, around local midnight. It will not be visible
from Africa or Europe.
The entire total lunar eclipse and the rare blood moon phenomena can be witnessed live on Virtual Telescope Project and Slooh. Both the websites will have live streaming and webcast options, starting 3:16 am PDT.
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