This week’s total lunar eclipse – the last for almost three years – will be visible only from North America, eastern Asia, Australia and the Pacific region.

Sadly, South Africans will miss out on Tuesday’s blood moon, but the next lunar eclipse visible from South Africa is a partial one on 28 August.

This week’s celestial event will be the last full lunar eclipse anywhere on earth until New Year’s Eve 2028/29.

This week’s Worm Moon blood moon will be visible from affected regions for 58 minutes as the moon moves through earth’s umbra, the dark centre of its shadow, as reported by Space.com.

According to Time and Date, a mere 2% of the world’s population will witness all the phases – penumbral, partial and total eclipse – with almost 31% witnessing the blood moon phase.

Also according to Time and Date, an eclipse never comes alone, with a solar eclipse two weeks either before or after a lunar eclipse.

This is the second eclipse this season, with the first – a solar eclipse – recorded on 17 February.

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