Blood Moon Eclipse 2018 LIVE: Watch incredible time-lapse of Super Blue Blood Moon

is taking place now on Wednesday, January 31, combining three lunar phenomena: a supermoon, a blue moon and a blood moon.

In the footage a mesmerising time-lapse of the celestial phenomena shows the event from Melbourne, Australia. 

The whole of the eclipse will be visible in Australia, eastern Asia and parts of Canada, while the west coast of the US will witness the event.

Watch the live stream from the USA Griffith Observatory below showing the total lunar eclipse right now in California. 

is broadcasting the entire eclipse live online for those who are not able to see it in the night sky. 

The lunar eclipse is the first of its kind since 1866, as it appears alongside a blue moon. 

A BBC meteorologist explained each lunar event in detail and revealed the best place to see the event. 

Simon King said: “So, we’ve got something really cool happening tonight, and it’s a Moon trilogy. It’s called a super blue blood moon. So let’s break that down, start off with the ‘super’ part. 

“Now, of course, the moon orbits the earth, in an ellipse, so sometimes the moon is close to the earth than other times and we call that the Perigee, and that’s going to happen through Wednesday night.

“So the Moon might appear a bit bigger and brighter than usual. The ‘blue’ part of that saying is that every month we have a full moon, but on some occasions, because of the lunar cycle we have two full Moons. So we call that second one a blue moon, here the phrase, ‘once in a blue moon’ because it’s quite a rare occurrence.  

“And then the third thing is the ‘blood moon’. And that is because also on Wednesday night there is a total lunar eclipse, and that is going to make the Moon turn a little bit red.” 

The full moon reached its penumbral phase around 10.51am GMT (5.51am ET) and is expected to hit totality around 12.50pm GMT (7.50am ET). During totality, the moon will completely disappear in the Earth’s umbra, or shadow. 

Below is a breakdown of what time totality will occur across the United States and its path (All local times):

  • Washington DC – 7.51am to 9.07am
  • New York City – 7.51am to 9.07am
  • Chicago – 6.51am to 8.07am
  • Kansas City – 6.51am to 8.07am
  • Denver – 5.51am – 7.07am
  • Phoenix – 5.51am – 7.07am
  • Los Angeles – 4.51am to 6.07am
  • Seattle – 4.51am to 6.07am