MANILA, Philippines—Filipinos will witness a total lunar eclipse on March 3 that will last for an hour, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Monday.
Pagasa said the eclipse will be visible in Metro Manila and other parts of the country. It will also be seen in Eastern Asia, Australia, the Central Pacific, and most of the Americas.
“The maximum eclipse happens at 7:34 p.m. with the moon entering totality at 7:04 p.m., Nathaniel Servando, Pagasa chief, said.
He said that during the maximum eclipse, the umbral shadow cast by the Earth will obscure 100 percent 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,” Servando said.
