A total eclipse of the moon, which occurs when a full moon enters the Earth's shadow, was observed on early Saturday morning in the Okinawa Island region.
As seen from a hill in the Shurisakiyamacho district in Naha, the full moon began waning from the upper left shortly after 3:20 a.m. The entire moon appeared to fall into the Earth's shadow at about 4:30 a.m., gleaming a soft copper red.
According to the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the total eclipse lasted for one hour and 43 minutes, the longest one in this century. This is the first total lunar eclipse recorded in Japan since Jan. 31, and the next one will be observed on May 26, 2021, according to the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.
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