A total lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, January 31, 2018,[1] with an umbral magnitude of 1.3155.

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

Occurring about 1.4 days after perigee (on January 30, 2018, at 4:55 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.

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

The northern portion of the Moon is closest to the center of the shadow, making it darkest and reddest in appearance.

Central and eastern Asia (including most of Siberia), Philippines, Indonesia, New Zealand and most of Australia got a good view of this moon show in the evening sky.

For Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, the eclipse was underway as the moon rose.

Along the U.S. Atlantic Seaboard, for instance, the Moon had only just begun to enter the darkest part of Earth's shadow, the umbra, at 6:48 a.m. EST when it disappeared from view below the west-northwest horizon.

The duration of the total phase was 77 minutes, with the Moon tracking through the southern part of the Earth's shadow.

This eclipse is a part of Saros series 124, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 73 events.