Lunar Eclipse & Blood Moon To Grace Colorado Skies

DENVER (CBS4) - If you're up early Wednesday morning, there'll be a celestial treat in the skies above Colorado.

A total lunar eclipse will occur as Earth passes between the Full Hunter's Moon and the sun.

According to timeanddate.com, in Denver, the Penumbral Eclipse will begin at 2:17 a.m., as Earth's shadow begins to cover the face of the moon.

By 3:18 a.m., the moon will start to look red, due to how the atmosphere will scatter the light.

A total eclipse beings at 4:27 a.m., peaks around 4:55 a.m., and ends at 5:22 a.m..

During this time the moon will have a reddish appearance, which is where we get the name, Full Blood Moon.

The whole event will be over by 6:32 a.m..

As the moon sets in the west, the sun will be rising in the east, giving an extra special element to this rare event.

It's the second in a tetrad of full blood moons that began in April. The third will be on April 4, 2015 and the fourth on September 27, 2015.