Lunar eclipse 2022: where to see the blood moon from the Middle East

Live streams will show the phenomenon on Tuesday afternoon in the UAE and across the region

The blood moon, similar to this one whose pictures were taken in Peru during a total lunar eclipse in May, will be visible in certain parts of the world on November 8. AFP

A “blood moon” will be visible across the world on Tuesday, during which the planet satellite will turn a reddish-orange colour.

It will be the second total lunar eclipse in 2022, with the first one having taken place in May.

What time will the lunar eclipse be visible?

The total lunar eclipse — the final one for three years — will take place from 2.16pm to 3.41pm UAE time, lasting nearly an hour and a half as Earth passes directly between the moon and sun.

People in North America will see the blood moon before sunrise while those in Asia, Australia and the rest of the Pacific will witness the phenomenon at sunset.

But those in the Middle East and most of Europe will have to wait until 2025 to view a lunar eclipse with the naked eye — instead having to resort to internet live streams.

How to watch the blood moon online

The YouTube channel timeanddate will stream the event from 1pm UAE time on November 8.

The Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles and the Italian Virtual Telescope Project will also host streams.

At the peak of the eclipse, the moon will be 390,653 kilometres away, according to Nasa scientists.

Why is it called a blood moon?

The reddish colour is caused from the light of Earth’s sunsets and sunrises. Uranus will also be visible, resembling a bright star slightly above the moon.

Skywatchers in the Middle East can catch the many partial lunar eclipses that will be visible before 2025's total lunar eclipse.

In pictures — May's blood moon as seen from across the world

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  A commercial airliner crosses the path of the rising full moon as it comes in to land at Lindberg Field in San Diego, California on October 7, 2014. During the total lunar eclipse, light beams into Earth’s shadow, filling it with a coppery glow that gives it a red hue. Mike Blake/Reuters

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  A red moon appears above the centre of Moscow, next to Red Square in Russia on October 8, 2014. The 'blood moon' appears orange or red, the result of sunlight scattering off Earth's atmosphere. Pavel Golovkin/AP Photo

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  The Earth's shadow creeps across the moon surface in the early hours of the morning in Lower Township, in New Jersey. he Press of Atlantic City, Dale Gerhard/AP Photo

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  The moon rises behind the turbines of Whitelees Windfarm in Glasgow, Scotland in Glasgow, Scotland. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period that began April 15 and concludes on September 28, 2015. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

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  A man and a woman look at the moon as they ride a Ferris wheel, while a total lunar eclipse takes place in Tokyo on October 8, 2014. Toru Hanai/Reuters

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  The total lunar eclipse over Milwaukee on October 8, 2014. Mike De Sisti/AP Photo

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  A commercial airliner on approach to Reagan National Airport flies past the full moon during the total lunar eclipse in Washington, DC. Mark Wilson, Getty Images/AFP

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  A lunar eclipse appears above Wade, North Carolina, through the lenses of an amateur astronomer's 8-inch telescope. The Fayetteville Observer, Johnny Horne/AP Photo

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  The beginning of a total lunar eclipse seen from the Qizhong Tennis Court in Shanghai. Aly Song/Reuters

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  View of the total lunar eclipse behind the CN Tower and the skyline in Toronto. Mark Blinch/Reuters

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  The Earth's shadow begins to fall over the moon during a total lunar eclipse, behind a weathervane on the Freedom Tower in Miami. Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo

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  A full moon is seen behind the cupola (dome) of St Peter's Basilica early on October 8, 2014 in Rome. Tiziana Fabi/AFP Photo

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  Photographers capturing the moments of the total lunar eclipse from a large field south of Wade, North Carolina. The Fayetteville Observer, Johnny Horne/AP Photo

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  The blood moon peeking over the hill from Chipilo town, in the Mexican state of Puebla. Francisco Guasco/EPA

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  The Moon is bathed in a red light during a lunar eclipse seen over Sydney on October 8, 2014. Rick Rycroft/AP Photo