Tonight, on April 15, 2014, we will witness the wondrous sight of a blood moon<\/strong> – the first of a set of four total lunar eclipses called a tetrad. It is said to start at 11:59 pm (CST) on April 14th and last until about 5:00 in the morning, with the best views around 2 am.<\/p>\n It’s interesting to note that a total lunar eclipse can only occur during a full moon phase, and the term “blood moon” is used when a total lunar eclipse takes place on the day of one of Israel’s feasts. Let’s take a look at the history of the blood moon.<\/p>\n As a bonus, if you look to the right of the moon this evening you will see an orange-colored Mars as well. Mars is especially close to the earth tonight (the closest it has been in 6 years) and much easier to see. I was fortunate enough to capture this phenomenon in the photo I included above in this post.<\/p>\n The reddish color that the moon will cast is caused by it passing into the earth’s shadow. Sunlight is then bent and filtered through the earth’s atmosphere giving the moon its reddish glow.<\/p>\n As I thought about this total lunar tetrad… I wondered, has this ever happened before? And if so, when? According to NASA, a tetrad is relatively rare – having occurred only 55 times since 1 AD!<\/p>\n While doing the research and study on this phenomenon, I discovered some very interesting threads that seem to run through the last 500 years of blood moon history<\/strong>. Since I like to share the interesting history that I dig into, here’s what I learned.<\/p>\n There were 7 tetrads that occurred since 162 AD that happened on important Jewish festival days and coincided with some world-changing events. Today will mark the 8th happening on an important Jewish day, Passover.<\/p>\n The next 3 in this current tetrad group will happen on the first day of Sukkoth<\/a> in October 2014, and then Passover and Sukkoth again next year. 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The Blood Moon Throughout History
\n<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe Past 7 Tetrads Happening on Jewish Feast Days<\/h2>\n
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