A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, April 15, 2014,[1] with an umbral magnitude of 1.2918.

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon's near side entirely passes into the Earth's umbral shadow.

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes within Earth's umbra (shadow).

[3] The following simulation shows the approximate appearance of the Moon passing through the Earth's shadow.

The northern portion of the Moon was closest to the center of the shadow, making it darkest, and most red in appearance.

On April 15, 2014, the Moon passed through the southern part of the Earth's umbral shadow.

[4] It was visible over most of the western hemisphere, including eastern Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Ocean, and the Americas.

At that point, the Moon's zenith was approximately 3,000 kilometres (1,900 mi) southwest of the Galápagos Islands.

[4] * The penumbral phase of the eclipse changes the appearance of the Moon only slightly and is generally not noticeable.

[11] The Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California streamed the eclipse live on the Internet.

[13] Starting in 2008, Christian pastors John Hagee and Mark Biltz began teaching "blood moon prophecies": Biltz said the Second Coming of Jesus would occur at the end of the tetrad that began with the April 2014 eclipse, while Hagee said only that the tetrad is a sign of something significant.

[14] The idea gained popular media attention in the United States, and prompted a response from the scientific radio show Earth & Sky.