MOON — NASA says Earth is in for a lunar trifecta of a "super blue blood moon" on January 31, 2018.<br /><br />Lunar orbit of Earth follows a 29-day cycle. The blue moon, like the one on January 31, occurs when there are two full moons in a calendar month.<br /><br />The moon will also be close to Earth during this time, meaning it will be brighter than normal. This is called a supermoon. <br /><br />When the moon passes through the Earth's shadow during the Jan. 31 lunar eclipse it will appear red. This creates the blood moon.<br /><br />Most of Asia, Australasia and the northwestern America will be able to see this super blue blood moon, while much of South America, Africa and West Europe will not.<br />The rest of the world will be able to see it partially depending on their location.<br /><br />The last time a total lunar eclipse to coincided with a blue moon was in 1982, reports Time, citing NASA programmer Ernest Wright and ex-NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak.
