--- title: Watch the 'Blood Moon' Total Lunar Eclipse description: The shortest “blood moon” total lunar eclipse this century was observed by early-bird stargazers on Saturday morning. canonical: https://time.com/3769545/blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-livestream/ author: Alex Rogers article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-04T10:00:08.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T13:48:13.000Z article:section: Science og:title: Watch the 'Blood Moon' Total Lunar Eclipse og:description: Highlights from the celestial event og:url: https://time.com/3769545/blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-livestream/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5c5dd7122d981c53/69868ab3f983e7594b04d4e7/blood-moon-lunar-eclipse.gif?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Blood moon lunar eclipse og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch the 'Blood Moon' Total Lunar Eclipse twitter:description: Highlights from the celestial event twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5c5dd7122d981c53/69868ab3f983e7594b04d4e7/blood-moon-lunar-eclipse.gif?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch the 'Blood Moon' Total Lunar Eclipse by [Alex Rogers](https://time.com/author/alex-rogers/) ## Alex Rogers Updated: Dec 13, 2023 1:48 PM UTCPublished: Apr 4, 2015 10:00 AM UTC  Getty Images (25); Gif by Mia Tramz/TIME by [Alex Rogers](https://time.com/author/alex-rogers/) ## Alex Rogers Updated: Dec 13, 2023 1:48 PM UTCPublished: Apr 4, 2015 10:00 AM UTC The shortest “blood moon” total lunar eclipse this century was observed by early-bird stargazers on Saturday morning. At 6:16 a.m. EDT, the moon first entered the Earth’s shadow and was totally eclipsed for about five minutes beginning at 7:58 a.m., according to NASA. While the entire United States was able to see at least a partial eclipse, those west of the Mississippi River had the best views, uninterrupted by the sunrise. This was the third lunar eclipse in a series of four known as a “tetrad,” following those in April and September last year. The final one of the series will occur on Sept. 28, 2015. Want a primer on the “blood moon”? Read [TIME Science Editor Jeffrey Kluger’s explanation of the phenomenon here.](http://time.com/62125/blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-cosmic-jaguar/) ### See Photos of the Shortest Lunar Eclipse of the Century  The blood moon lunar eclipse sets behind Pikes Peak April 4, 2015 in Colorado Springs. John Leyba—Denver Post/ Getty Images  The blood moon lights up the sky during a total lunar eclipse on April 4, 2015 in Auckland. Phil Walter—Getty Images  The eclipse above cherry blossoms in Shiraishi city, Miyagi prefecture, Japan on April 4, 2015. Kyodo News/AP  The lunar eclipse seen from Melbourne, Australia on April 4, 2015. David Crosling—EPA  The beginning of the total lunar eclipse seen from Canberra, Australia, on April 4, 2015. 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