Total lunar eclipse to coincide with Lantern FestivalStaff writer, with CNAA total lunar eclipse is to coincide with the Lantern Festival on Tuesday next week, giving skywatchers across Taiwan a rare chance to see a "blood moon," the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said Tuesday. An illustration photograph depicts the progression of a lunar eclipse. A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth passes between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow that gives the moon a reddish-copper hue during totality, the CWA said. The last total lunar eclipse visible in Taiwan occurred on Sept. 7 last year. A live Web cast is to begin at 5:40pm on the CWA Web site, it added.

Source: Taipei Times February 24, 2026 10:57 UTC