Blood Moon: Rare Total Lunar Eclipse Can Be Observed Tonight

The eclipse is visible in Asia, North America, Australia, South America, and parts of Northern and Eastern Europe. Residents of Russia are able to observe the Blood Moon in the Far East, Transbaikal, and northern and eastern Siberia. This is the last lunar eclipse in the so-called eclipse corridor. The next such eclipse will be seen on November 18, 2040. Check out some of the highlights of the eclipse in Sputnik’s photo gallery.

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The moon rises behind a corner tower along the outer walls of the Forbidden City during a lunar eclipse in Beijing, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.

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People ride on a train during a lunar eclipse over the Tokyo sky on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.

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Seen past Christmas lights, the earth's shadow starts to cover the moon during a lunar eclipse at a public square in Caracas, Venezuela, early Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.

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On November 8, after noon, the moon will be partially obscured by the shadow of the Earth, and the moon will obscure Uranus and turn purple-red (blood moon). This phenomenon will complete the corridor of eclipses that began in October. The next time it will be observed will be in a few years.

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Moon during an eclipse in Vladivostok. On November 8, after noon, the moon will be partially obscured by the shadow of the Earth, and the moon will obscure Uranus and turn purple-red (blood moon). This phenomenon will complete the corridor of eclipses that began in October. The next time it will be observed will be in a few years.

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A man uses a smartphone to take picture of a blood moon through telescope during a total lunar eclipse in Goyang, northwest of Seoul, on November 8, 2022.

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People watch a blood moon during a total lunar eclipse in Goyang, northwest of Seoul, on November 8, 2022.

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Islamic boarding school students look through telescopes as they prepare to watch a lunar eclipse in Ajun, Indonesia's Aceh province on November 8, 2022.