A total lunar eclipse was observed across Israel on Sunday night around 9:12 p.m. local time.

Billions of people in Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia could view the rare event, also known as a “blood moon,” when the earth blocks the sun’s light. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/1964747593772052826

The moon turned a ruddy color due to the red wavelengths of the sun’s rays managing to travel through the Earth’s atmosphere and refract into the shadow of the earth’s satellite, while the blue light is filtered out.

The eclipse in Israel began at 6:28 p.m., when the moon entered the earth’s partial shadow, before the moon could be seen in the darkening skies, according to outlet Ynet .

At 7:27 p.m., the earth’s shadow on the Moon was fully visible across the Jewish state, and around 8

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