Moon turns red in brief total Lunar eclipse

A supermoon. /REUTERS
A supermoon. /REUTERS

The Moon will turn red in the early hours of Monday during a brief total Lunar eclipse between 06:34 am and 09:51 am.

The total phase of the lunar eclipse will be visible from North and South America, Europe and western Africa.

Central and eastern Africa and Asia will see a partial eclipse of the Moon.

In Nairobi, the partial eclipse lasted for one hour and one minute between 5:36 am and 6:37 am.

In the UK, the Moon began to darken at 2.35am with full eclipse beginning at 4.40am.

The total eclipse will last between 4:41 and 5:43 in the UK.

It is the last chance for UK observers to see a total lunar eclipse in its entirety until 2029.

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes exactly between the Sun and the Moon creating a shadow which stops solar rays reaching the lunar surface.

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