A lunar eclipse occurs whenever the
Moon passes through some portion of the
Earth's shadow. This can occur only when the
Sun,
Earth, and
Moon are aligned exactly, or very closely so, with the Earth in the middle. Hence, the Moon is always
full near a lunar eclipse. The type and length of an eclipse depend upon the Moon's location relative to its
orbital nodes. The
most recent total lunar eclipse was on
28 August 2007 where the
sun,
earth and
moon were in total alignment. The initial stage started at 07:52 UTC, while the total eclipse began at 09:52 UTC giving it a bronze appearance, with reddish to blood red at its peak. Eastern
Australia and
New Zealand were in the perfect zone to view the total lunar eclipse or "blood moon".
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