--- description: Watch the rare total lunar eclipse that will occur during a blue moon and a supermoon on Wednesday, Jan. 31, right here title: Watch Live as a Rare ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ Eclipse Crosses the Sky image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ff1291dced18258/6988f7aa8fd2ee02cd35a44e/total-lunar-eclipse-supermoon-blue-moon.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Science](/section/science/) ## Science Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Space](/tag/space/) ## Space Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Live as a Rare ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ Eclipse Crosses the Sky by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Jan 31, 2018 9:00 AM CUT  The earth's shadow passes over the moon for the first total lunar eclipse in three years March 3, 2007 over Gaza City, Gaza Strip. The earth's shadow passes over the moon for the first total lunar eclipse in three years March 3, 2007 over Gaza City, Gaza Strip.Abid Katib—Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Jan 31, 2018 9:00 AM CUT Skygazers are in for a triple treat early Wednesday, when a total lunar eclipse occurs during a blue moon and a supermoon. It’s a rare event that some have started to call a “super blue blood moon.” The blue moon will take place on Jan. 31\. The moon will look larger, beam brighter and give off a reddish glow, hence the “blue blood moon” moniker. The last time these [three lunar events](http://time.com/5095721/blue-moon-total-lunar-eclipse-2018/ "undefined") happened at the same time was in 1982. The total lunar eclipse will occur when the Earth moves between the sun and the moon, preventing sunlight from reaching the moon. It just so happens to be a blue moon, or the second full moon of the month, as well as a so-called supermoon because the full moon is closer to Earth, looking bigger and more luminous than normal. The [next blue moon lunar eclipse](http://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/next-super-blue-blood-moon-eclipse "undefined") during a supermoon will not happen again until 2037. Across the world, people will gather to catch the eclipse, from the planetarium in New Delhi to the Astronomical Museum in Taipei. In the U.S., people on the West Coast and the middle of the country will have the best opportunity to catch the eclipse early Wednesday morning. According to NASA, the lunar eclipse’s totality will last for about 1 hour and 16 minutes, and will start on the West Coast around 4:51 a.m. (P.T.), lasting until about 6:07 a.m. (P.T.). The East Coast, eastern South America, western Africa and parts of Europe will not get a clear view of this lunar eclipse. But the eclipse will be in full view in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Indonesia and Thailand, and in partial view in India. You can [watch the blue moon lunar eclipse](http://time.com/5116447/how-to-watch-blue-moon-eclipse/ "undefined") live above. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5124978/super-blue-blood-moon-eclipse-livestream/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5124978/super-blue-blood-moon-eclipse-livestream/"},"headline":"Watch Live as a Rare ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ Eclipse Crosses the Sky","datePublished":"2018-01-31T09:00:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T19:04:26.270Z","description":"The next one won't happen until 2037","url":"https://time.com/5124978/super-blue-blood-moon-eclipse-livestream/","keywords":["Space","livestream","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ff1291dced18258/6988f7aa8fd2ee02cd35a44e/total-lunar-eclipse-supermoon-blue-moon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mahita Gajanan","jobTitle":"Gajanan is an editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5ff1291dced18258/6988f7aa8fd2ee02cd35a44e/total-lunar-eclipse-supermoon-blue-moon.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"blue-moon-total-lunar-eclipse","caption":"Total lunar eclipse over Gaza City","creditText":"Abid Katib—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/science/","name":"Science"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/space/","name":"Space"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5124978/super-blue-blood-moon-eclipse-livestream/","name":"Watch Live as a Rare ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ Eclipse Crosses the Sky"}}]}] ```