Best places and timings to witness the Super Blue Blood Moon on Jan 31 revealed

Occurring after a period of 150 years, the rare phenomenon of Super Blue Blood Moon, also called the Supermoon, will be best viewed from Alaska in the early morning hours of January 31.
This time around the event is even more special because it will coincide with a total lunar eclipse, also known as Blood Moon. Besides, there will also be a full moon on this day during pedigree, which means that the moon will have its closest approach to Earth in a single orbit, thus, leading to a view of the moon wherein its diameter will be 7 percent larger and 14 percent brighter. It is after as long as 150 years that these three lunar events will coincide on a single day.

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When and where it will look the best


According to a statement revealed by NASA, the Super Blue Blood Moon will be visible before sunrise in North America, Alaska and Hawaii, while those in the Middle East, Asia, including India, eastern Russia, Australia and New Zealand will be able to witness the rare phenomenon during moonrise in the morning.

Those who will be lucky enough to be able to witness the entire event are those living in Siberia, Australia, New Zealand and northwestern US and Canada. Also, a large section of Africa, along with South America and Europe will not be able to witness the event.

The Indian scenario


As we have reported earlier, the state of Kerala is making special arrangements for ensuring that the state’s residents have the best views of the lunar event.

Talking about the rest of India, the first ones to witness the event will be those from the north-eastern part of the country, where it will be visible between 4:21 pm and 5:18 pm. In other parts of the country, viewers would be able to witness the event between 5:18 pm and 6:21 pm. Those in Rajasthan and the western states of the country will be able to view the event between 6:21 pm and 7:37 pm.