The year's first total lunar eclipse will happen on April 15, a phenomenon that will be enjoyed by the inhabitants of the western hemisphere and can be seen from all of North America and Latin American countries on the continent's west.
The astronomical phenomenon in which the Moon will be obscured by the Earth will begin as a partial eclipse at 3:06 a.m. EDT and end at 4:24 a.m. EDT (0706 GMT - 0824 GMT), with a duration of 78 minutes in which the Moon will be completely covered in shadows.
The eclipse coincides with Mars' movement in which it will be located at 92.4 million km, the closest it can get to Earth and will be seen as a red star, according to the Institute of Geophysics, Space Sciences and Astronomy.
The phenomenon will be appreciated clearly from North and South America, partially in Europe and Africa, according to a press release from NASA.
Other Events in 2014
NASA said a Sun eclipse can be expected for April 29, which will be seen from Australia for 6 minutes.
The second lunar eclipse will happen on October 8 and will last 59 minutes and will be seen from South and North America, New Zealand, Australia and Japan.
The U.S. and Canada will witness the last event of this kind in 2014, a partial sun eclipse on October 23.
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