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A rare total lunar eclipse that involves the second full moon of the month – popularly referred to as a Blue Moon – is set to take place on January 31 for the first time in over 150 years.
This will be the first eclipse of 2018. For the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, the eclipse will already be underway as the Moon rises.
The Pacific Ocean will be turned towards the Moon at the time and the eclipse will take place during the middle of the night.
Central and eastern Asia, Indonesia, New Zealand and most of Australia will get a fine view of this Moon show in the evening sky.
Alaska, Hawaii and northwestern Canada will see the eclipse from start to finish.
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