This would mark the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century, the British Royal Astronomical Society confirmed.
The phenomenon - caused by the Moon being in Earth's shadow, turning it dark red - was visible for a full one hour and 43 minutes.
Visible from most countries across the globe, the spectacle was at its most impressive when viewed from the Middle East, East Africa, Western China, and India. The complete lunar eclipse Friday when the sun, Earth and moon line up perfectly to cast Earth's shadow on the moon, will be the longest this century. And, of course, there are areas across the world where the eclipse will not be visible at all, such as North America.
During an eclipse, most of the light from the Sun is blocked by the Earth as the moon travels through the Earth's shadow.
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Fearing the jaguar would come down to earth to continue its assault, people would throw spears at the moon and create noise to scare it away.
People gather to watch a "blood moon" eclipse in Melbourne on July 28, 2018.
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Sadly, if you live in the Northern Hemisphere, you'll miss the lunar eclipse because it will take place during our daylight hours. During the eclipse, the moon is expected to take on a red sheen, with the phenomenon being described as the " blood moon ".
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A Lunar Eclipse (Chandra Grahan) is when one can't see the moon at night because its position is relative to the sun and earth ensures that light doesn't fall on the part of it we can see.
According to some Hindu beliefs, celestial bodies such as the sun and moon emit negative energy during an eclipse and so some temples in India were closed to minimise any disturbance.
Unlike a solar eclipse, people can look at a lunar eclipse directly with their own eyes.
The next such lunar eclipse won't be until 2123. The subsequent partial eclipse will end at 3.49 am, and the moon will move out of the Earth's penumbral shadow by 4.58 am on Saturday.
"If that were true, we'd be in big trouble given the gravitational pulls on Earth, Mars, and our moon!" the NASA website states.
Astronomers and stargazers across the world were mesmerised by the longest blood moon eclipse on Friday night.
The only sunlight hitting the moon comes from the surrounding edges of our planet giving the lunar landscape a reddish hue or burnt red color.