Total Lunar Eclipse April 2015 Live Stream, Viewing Times & Location
Total lunar eclipse, referred as "blood moon," will be visible in North America, the Pacific, East Asia, Australia, and New Zealand on Saturday, April 4, 2015.
Blood moon is a rare form of lunar eclipse that occurs when the Earth casts its shadow on the moon and blocks the sunlight. The sun's rays still light up the moon in spite of the blockage, thereby giving the latter a bright red to brown color.
The lunar eclipse is projected to last for about three hours and 29 minutes while the total eclipse will last for five minutes, reports Time and Date. When four total lunar eclipses occur in a row, the event is called a lunar tetrad. The lunar eclipse that is to occur on April 4, 2015 is the third eclipse of the lunar tetrad following the two prior eclipses on April 14-15, 2014 and October 7-8 2014. The fourth eclipse of the lunar tetrad will be on September 8, 2015.
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Total Eclipse of the Moon, April 4, 2015 |
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Eclipse event |
UT |
EDT |
CDT |
MDT |
PDT |
HAST |
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Penumbra first visible? |
9:35 |
5:35 a.m. |
4:35 a.m |
3:35 a.m. |
2:35 a.m. |
11:35 p.m. (4/3) |
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Partial eclipse begins |
10:15 |
6:15 a.m. |
5:15 a.m. |
4:15 a.m. |
3:15 a.m. |
12:15 a.m. |
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Total eclipse begins |
11:54 |
7:54 a.m. |
6:54 a.m. |
5:54 a.m. |
4:54 a.m. |
1:54 a.m. |
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Mid-eclipse |
12:00 |
- |
7:00 a.m |
6:00 a.m. |
5:00 a.m. |
2:00 a.m. |
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Total eclipse ends |
12:06 |
- |
7:06 a.m. |
6:06 a.m. |
5:06 a.m. |
2:06 a.m. |
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Partial eclipse ends |
13:45 |
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- |
7:45 a.m. |
6:45 a.m. |
3:45 a.m. |
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Penumbra last visible? |
14:25 |
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7:25 a.m. |
4:25 a.m. |
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Penumbra is seen when the moon enters the outer fringe of the Earth's shadow and is the beginning of the lunar eclipse. Since the shading is weak, penumbra cannot be observed with the naked eye. When the moon moves further in, the shading becomes stronger and enters the umbra second stage or the partial eclipse.
The third stage is the total eclipse where the moon is completely shadowed by the earth. The moon would then glow in orange, red, or brown color. The color of the eclipse is influenced by two factors, the state of the earth's atmosphere and how much the moon enters the umbra as it passes through. The fourth and fifth stages of the lunar eclipse follow as the moon re-emerges into the sunlight, thereby ending the eclipse.
The lunar eclipse on April 4, 2015 could be seen live here. This site also provides the same service.