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Skywatchers stay tuned for the second total lunar eclipse of 2014 that will be visible across much of the Americas and Asia in the coming hours.

The event began at 04:00 EDT and will reach totality before sunrise at 06:25 EDT.

During the eclipse – which is the second to occur this year – our only natural satellite will be fully covered by the Earth’s shadow.

The Moon appears orange or red, the result of sunlight scattering off our atmosphere, hence the name Blood Moon.

The Moon appears orange or red, the result of sunlight scattering off our atmosphere, hence the name Blood Moon

The Moon appears orange or red, the result of sunlight scattering off our atmosphere, hence the name Blood Moon

Weather permitting, skywatchers in North America, Australia, western South America and parts of East Asia will be able to see the spectacle.

However, Europe, Africa and the eastern part of Brazil are missing out on the show.

The last total lunar eclipse occurred on April 15, and the next is expected to take place on April 4, 2015.

There will be two full lunar eclipses again in 2015.

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The first total lunar eclipse of 2014 will occur early morning on April 15, darkening the full moon and possibly tinting it a reddish hue that causes some to call it a “Blood Moon”.

For nearly an hour and a half, the moon will be dimmed and possibly appearing a copper color because of sunlight bent by the atmosphere.

The total eclipse begins around 3 a.m. and ends around 4:30 a.m., with the moon at its dimmest at 3:46 a.m.

The eclipse will be visible across the Americas as well as throughout the Pacific.

It is the first of three eclipses that will be visible here in 2014.

Another full lunar eclipse will occur October 8, and the beginning of a partial solar eclipse can be seen on October 23.

Whether the moon appears in an orange or reddish hue or if it just appears dimmed depends on particles and clouds in the sky, much like sunrises and sunsets.
Where to see the eclipse

Continents seeing at least some parts of the eclipse:

West in Asia

East in North America

Parts of South America

Total eclipse visible in:

Locations near the shadow’s path:

Tarawa, Kiribati

Christchurch, New Zealand

Majuro, Marshall Islands

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

The first total lunar eclipse of 2014 will occur early morning on April 15

The first total lunar eclipse of 2014 will occur early morning on April 15 (photo NASA)

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Anadyr, Russia

Palikir, Ponape, Micronesia

Suva, Fiji

Unalaska, Alaska, US

Honiara, Solomon Islands

Midway, Midway Atoll, US

Port Vila, Vanuatu

Wake Island, Wake Island, US

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Yaren, Nauru

Noumea, New Caledonia, France

Funafuti, Tuvalu

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Partial eclipse visible in:

Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Guam (Hagåtña), Guam

Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia

Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia

Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Manokwari, West Papua, Indonesia

Koror, Palau

Melekeok, Palau

Eucla, Western Australia, Australia

Sendai, Japan

Magadan, Russia

Kawasaki, Japan

Yokohama, Japan

Tokyo, Japan

Utsunomiya, Japan

Sagamihara, Japan

Sapporo, Japan

Shizuoka, Japan

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia

When the eclipse happens worldwide:

Lunar eclipses look approximately the same all over the world and happen at the same time.

The times displayed might be a minute or two off actual times.

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