According to the Department of Astrophysics at the Faculty of Physics of Baku State University (BSU), the first lunar eclipse of the year will take place on March 3 and will be a total lunar eclipse.

During a total lunar eclipse, the Earth’s shadow completely covers the Moon, causing it to take on a reddish hue. This phenomenon is commonly known as a “blood moon.” The effect occurs because the Earth’s atmosphere scatters shorter wavelengths of sunlight and allows predominantly red light to reach the Moon’s surface.

The Earth’s shadow consists of two regions: the penumbra and the umbra. When the Moon enters the penumbra, a penumbral eclipse begins, which is usually difficult to observe with the naked eye. When the Moon moves into the umbra, the partial phase begins and becomes clearly visible. The total phase starts once the Moon is entirely within the Earth’s umbra.

According to astronomical calculations, the penumbral phase will begin at 12:44:25 PM, the partial phase at 1:50:00 PM, and the total phase at 3:04:26 PM. The maximum phase of the eclipse will occur at 3:33:46 PM. The total phase will end at 4:02:45 PM, the partial phase at 5:17:10 PM, and the penumbral phase at 6:22:59 PM. The total eclipse will last approximately 58 minutes.

The eclipse will not be visible from Azerbaijan.