"Blood Moon" July 27: where and how much you can see the eclipse

On the night of July 28 inhabitants of the earth will be able to observe a rare astronomical phenomenon - a total eclipse of the moon. It is entirely enters the Earth's shadow and acquire an unusual purple-red hue. Color may vary depending on the point of observation and weather conditions.

Total eclipse will last for 1 hour, 43 minutes, and if we consider and partial (before and after the phase complete), the duration of the whole cycle will be 3 hours 56 minutes - from 21:24 to 01:20 MSK time.

Watch eclipse will be from almost anywhere in the world except North America and some Far Eastern regions. In Russia, the most convenient place to monitor located in the North Caucasus, Southern Urals and the Caspian depression. It was from the moon will appear blood red.

Monitor the phenomenon could be to the naked eye. The main thing - that the sky was cloudless.

This total lunar eclipse is particularly noteworthy that happen at the same time the so-called great opposition of Mars. This is another rare phenomenon, when the Red Planet will be roughly in line with the Sun and the Earth, nearer to the planet to the minimum distance. This event occurs once every 15-17 years, and the lunar eclipse last time it coincided in 1830.

Find out the exact time when these phenomena can be observed in your area, allow a special timer countdown Online Timeanddate.com. It will automatically detect your location and show you how much is left before the start of the eclipse.

With a large cloud or no opportunity to observe these phenomena due to any other reason, you can use the online broadcast available on YouTube. It will be conducted with the Roman Forum on the Palatine Hill in Rome, in front of the legendary Colosseum and the Triumphal Arch of Constantine.