But PAGASA acting administrator Vicente Malano said only the last stages of the eclipse may be visible in the Philippines, due to the position of the moon.
"The eclipse will begin at 12:53 p.m. Philippine Standard Time (PST) and will end at 6:37 p.m. PST," Malano said.
"Lunar eclipses are safe to watch and observers need not use any kind of protective filters for the eyes. A pair of binocular(s) will help magnify the view and will make the red coloration of the Moon brighter," he added.
In Manila, Malano said the Moon will rise at 6:12 p.m. on April 15 and will set at 5:26 a.m. on April 16.
On the other hand, Malano said the entire event can be seen from western Africa, western Europe, the Americas, Australasia and eastern Asia.
PAGASA said the greatest eclipse is at 3:45 p.m. GMA
Three mentions of Blood Moons in the Bible
I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD. (Joel 2:30-31, NIV)
The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord. (Acts 2:20, NIV)
I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, (Revelation 6:12, NIV)
What's with the Blood Moon on April 15?
"Blood Moon" is a term of folklore with more than one meaning, sometimes referring to any full moon that occurs in October (also known as a "Full Hunter's Moon") and sometimes referring to any total lunar eclipse, during which the moon is likely to turn dark red in color as the earth's shadow crosses its face.
As it happens, there's a total lunar eclipse on April 15, 2014, which means we'll experience not only a "Full Pink Moon" (any full moon that occurs in April, per Native American tradition) and a "Paschal Full Moon" (the first full moon after the vernal equinox, per Christian tradition), but also, thanks to the eclipse, a "Blood Moon."
Some Christians attribute a prophetic significance to the Blood Moon of April 15, because it will be the first of a lunar tetrad — four total lunar eclipses in a row — occurring in 2014 and 2015, and because each of those eclipses will fall on an important Jewish holiday, Passover or Sukkot (the Feast of Tabernacles).
Could it be a sign of the Apocalypse? Most Blood Moon prophecy advocates — Texas megachurch Pastor John Hagee, for one — won't commit to specifics, preferring instead to speak in terms of a "world-shaking event" or "the end of an age." Other Christians aren't so sure the Blood Moon tetrad has any biblical significance at all. Urban Legends
