A rare blood moon lunar eclipse — which hasn’t happened in the U.S. since 2022 — was visible for skywatchers across most of North and South America, as well as the west side of Africa and Europe, the eastern parts of Australia and Russia and northern Japan.

As the Earth's shadow fell on the moon, the brilliant full moon transformed into the deep red "blood moon." GALLERY | "Blood moon" stuns western WashingtonLuckily for stargazers, breaks in the clouds led to fantastic views of the total lunar eclipse.

Stargazers on nearly one half of the world witnessed a total lunar eclipse overnight, as a rare cosmic lineup caused the moon to turn a shade of red.