Astronomy Super blue blood moon: when and where to see the rare lunar eclipse Blue moon, super moon and blood moon will all coincide in 2018 for the first time since 1866 Share your ‘super blue blood moon’ photographsPlay Video 0:52 What is the super blue blood moon? A blue moon (a second full moon in a calendar month), a super moon (when the moon is unusually close to Earth, making it bigger and brighter) and a blood moon (a moment during an eclipse when the moon appears red) will all coincide for the first time since 1866. For those on the US east coast, the eclipse will start just before sunrise at 5.51am US ET, when the super blue moon will begin turning red. For those further east – the Middle East, Asia, eastern Russia, Australia and New Zealand – the “super blue blood moon” can be seen during moonrise in the evening of 31 January, according to Nasa. How to see itSo long as there is no cloud cover, just look up at the sky!

Source: The Guardian January 31, 2018 02:53 UTC