It’s called a blood moon because of the reddish hue it takes on during the eclipse, according to NASA. The red color comes from sunlight filtering through Earth’s atmosphere as the moon passes through the planet’s shadow over several hours.
If the moon is in Earth’s shadow during a lunar eclipse, how can we still see it? And why does it turn red? The answer has to do with our own terrestrial sunrises and sunsets. Tech Insider tells you all you need to know:
The end of the world?
The Full Moon will turn red on Wednesday, May 26, during the first total lunar eclipse in more than two years. Many Christian evangelists interpret this astronomical event as a sign from God, believing Blood Moons were foretold thousands of years ago in Bible. Both the Old and New Testament speak of the Moon turning “blood red” in the final days of mankind – and many seem to think these times are closing in on us.
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An ominous passage in the Bible’s Book of Revelation, for example, warns: “I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake.
“The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind.
“The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.”
26th May 2021
It will be visible from around 7:11pm.