--- description: Video taken from around the world shows what the rare lunar eclipse looked like for sky gazers. title: Here's What the Super Moon Eclipse Looked Like Around the World image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaf610ca0d5546174/6988fa0c096a9435716a14c9/gettyimages-912549782.jpg?branch=production ---  * [Science](/section/science/) ## Science Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's What the Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse Looked Like From Around the World by [Talia Avakian](/author/talia-avakian/) ## Talia Avakian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 31, 2018 3:48 PM CUT  TOPSHOT - The moon rises between two office buildings in Bangkok on January 31, 2018\. Skywatchers were hoping for a rare lunar eclipse that combines three unusual events -- a blue moon, a super moon and a total eclipse -- which was to make for a large crimson moon viewable in many corners of the globe. / AFP PHOTO / LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA (Photo credit should read LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP/Getty Images) TOPSHOT - The moon rises between two office buildings in Bangkok on January 31, 2018\. Skywatchers were hoping for a rare lunar eclipse that combines three unusual events -- a blue moon, a super moon and a total eclipse -- which was to make for a large crimson moon viewable in many corners of the globe. / AFP PHOTO / LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA (Photo credit should read LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP/Getty Images)LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA—AFP/Getty Images by [Talia Avakian](/author/talia-avakian/) ## Talia Avakian Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 31, 2018 3:48 PM CUT Millions of people who got up early or stayed up late Wednesday morning were treated to a rare natural spectacle – a [Super Blue Blood Moon eclipse](http://time.com/5126611/super-blue-blood-moon-pictures-2018/ "undefined") swept over the skies for the first time since 1982. But if you opted to sleep in – or were cursed by cloudy skies – during the lunar eclipse, you’re still in luck. Video taken from around the world (above) shows what the eclipse looked like for sky gazers. The rare event brought a [supermoon](http://time.com/5125152/what-is-a-supermoon-january-2018/ "undefined") (a full or new moon that occurs within 90 percent of its closest approach to Earth), a [blue moon](http://time.com/3981125/blue-moon-photo/ "undefined") (the second full moon of the month), and a total lunar eclipse together at the same time to make for a rare view. As the moon emerged into the Earth’s shadow, it emitted a reddish tone that created a stark contrast against the backdrop of the sky. The U.S. will see another lunar eclipse on Jan. 21, 2019\. It will be visible throughout the country, though it won’t also be a blue moon. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5126727/super-blue-blood-moon-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5126727/super-blue-blood-moon-video/"},"headline":"Here's What the Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse Looked Like From Around the World","datePublished":"2018-01-31T15:48:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T19:05:16.953Z","description":"But if you opted to sleep in during the lunar eclipse, you're still in luck","url":"https://time.com/5126727/super-blue-blood-moon-video/","keywords":["onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaf610ca0d5546174/6988fa0c096a9435716a14c9/gettyimages-912549782.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Talia Avakian","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/talia-avakian/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaf610ca0d5546174/6988fa0c096a9435716a14c9/gettyimages-912549782.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Red supermoon in Russia's Far East","caption":"Red supermoon in Russia's Far East","creditText":"LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA—AFP/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":"https://time.com/5126727/super-blue-blood-moon-video/","name":"Here's What the Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse Looked Like From Around the World"}}]}] ```