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Blood Moon Captivates as 82-Minute Total Lunar Eclipse Thrills Eastern Hemisphere

The Moon's copper glow came from sunlight filtered through Earth's atmosphere, a straightforward effect known as Rayleigh scattering.

Overview

  • Totality lasted about 82 minutes, the longest since 2022, with the full eclipse spanning more than five hours.
  • Best views stretched across Asia, Africa, Europe and Western Australia, while much of the Americas were in daylight and missed the event.
  • In India, totality ran roughly 11:00 pm to 12:22 am IST, drawing large crowds to public viewing sites and prompting widespread photo sharing.
  • Photos and videos from Beijing, Nairobi, Tel Aviv, Sydney and cities across India documented the spectacle, with livestreams archived by TimeandDate and the Virtual Telescope Project.
  • Some local outlets reported different peak times or shorter durations, but global reports confirmed ~82 minutes of totality; the next total lunar eclipse is expected on March 2–3, 2026.