Washington: Stargazers are in for a treat as skies are set for a series of celestial events on Sunday evening, including total lunar eclipse , super blood Moon and a "Wolf Moon" or Super Blood Wolf Moon It is a super blood Moon - "super" because the Moon will be closest to Earth in its orbit during the full Moon and "blood" because the total lunar eclipse will turn the Moon a reddish hue.The lunar eclipse will last over 60 minutes, and will not be visible from India. "The Super Blood Wolf Moon will be visible for its entirety in North and South America on January 20-21," US space agency NASA said in a statement.During a lunar eclipse, the Moon passes through two distinct parts of Earth's shadow. At 10.33 p.m. EST, the edge of the Moon will begin entering the umbra.At 11.41 p.m. EST, the Moon will be completely inside the umbra, marking the beginning of the total lunar eclipse. This marks the end of the total lunar eclipse.At 1.50 a.m. EST, the Moon will be completely outside the umbra. It will continue moving out of the penumbra until the eclipse ends at 2.48 a.m. EST, NASA said.The next total lunar eclipse is slated on May 26, 2021, and will be visible from North and South America, and East Asia.

Source: Economic Times January 20, 2019 06:11 UTC