Watch 'Blood Moon' with total lunar eclipse on January 31; coincidence after 1866

A rare astronomical event will occur on January 31. A coincidence of three moons - a lunar eclipse, a blue moon and a supermoon.

On this day the moon will appear larger, reddish and brighter when a total lunar eclipse occurs during a blue moon and a supermoon.

It will be a total lunar eclipse which will happen when the earth passes between the sun and moon blocking sunlight from reaching the moon.

The lunar eclipse will occur at the same time as a blue moon. 

The last Blue moon eclipse occurred on 30 December 1982 in India and several other parts of the world, while it was much earlier, on 31 March 1866 in the US and some other parts of the world. This discrepancy is because of differences in time zones around the world.

The next total lunar eclipse will likely be seen on July 27, 2018 in South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. The event will be visible again in America on Jan. 21, 2019

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