India, March 14 -- A celestial phenomenon will be seen on Friday, March 14, when this year's first total lunar eclipse will be visible. The event, known as 'Chandra Grahan' in Hindi, will see the Moon turn red. This is when the Moon is called a 'Blood Moon'.

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is positioned directly between the Sun and the Moon. This is when the Earth casts a shadow on the Moon, causing it to appear reddish or dim.

It must be noted that during a total lunar eclipse, the Moon does not disappear from sight but just takes on a reddish hue.

This is because the sunlight that passes through the Earth's atmosphere bends and filters, with longer wavelengths of red light penetrating the atmosphere and reaching the Moon....