More than a week ago, PAGASA* invited everybody to watch when the Moon will be totally eclipsed in Manila and other parts of the Philippines for about 59 minutes and 24 seconds.
Science Illustrated explains that a lunar eclipse occurs, when a full moon passes behind Earth and into its shadow.
During the maximum eclipse, the Umbral shadow cast by the Earth will obscure 100% of the Moon’s disk. This phenomenon is sometimes referred to as a Blood Moon, as it appears red during the eclipse due to the way Earth’s atmosphere filters and scatters sunlight.
PAGASA said this total lunar eclipse will be completely visible over Eastern Asia, Australia, the Central Pacific, and most of the Americas.
I took these photos of the early stage of the total lunar eclipse as seen in Cavite.
*PAGASA means Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration