Weather permitting, you can experience the January 31 full moon and total lunar eclipse, if you live on the West Coast of Canada.
Why is the January 31st full moon – a Super Blue Blood Moon?
- It is the second full moon of the month – called a “blue moon.
- It is a super moon because the Moon, will appear approximately 14% brighter that usual since the Moon is in perigee — closer to Earth in the lunar orbit.
- When the Moon is in the Earth’s shadow, Light refracted through Earth’s atmosphere tints the moon red causing a “blood moon.”
Also during the morning of January 31, super blue moon will pass through Earth’s shadow causing total lunar eclipse.

Credit: NASA
Lunar Eclipse Time in Pacific Standard Time:
Partial eclipse begins at 3:48 a.m.
Total eclipse begins at 4:51 a.m.
Greatest eclipse at 5:29 a.m.
Total eclipse ends at 6:07 a.m.
Partial eclipse ends at 7:10 a.m.
How to view Lunar Eclipse:
If you live in east coast: You can only see the initial stages of the eclipse before moonset. The darker part of Earth’s shadow will begin to blanket part of the Moon with a reddish tint at 6:48 a.m. EST, but the Moon will set less than a half-hour later. “
According to NASA blogger Gordon Johnson “So your best opportunity if you live in the East is to head outside about 6:45 a.m. and get to a high place to watch the start of the eclipse—make sure you have a clear line of sight to the horizon in the west-northwest, opposite from where the Sun will rise”. You can read more here.
The next lunar eclipse that can be viewed from Canada is on January 20-21, 2019.
You can also see the live stream here.