During a lunar eclipse, when the moon passes into the earth’s shadow, the moon often turns red, prompting the moniker blood moon. The super moon appears larger because it’s 6 per cent closer to the earth and 14 per cent brighter. shores from the March 2011 tsunami in Japan, can be used to report and comment on tidal activity, including the king tide. In Victoria, the total lunar eclipse starts at 2:51 a.m. and ends at 7:50 a.m. “This is what we often worry about in December and January, a large spring tide or king tide at the same time as we get a big storm coming through.”

Source: thestar January 29, 2018 23:15 UTC