Photos: ‘Blood moon’ | The second total lunar eclipse of 2014

An airliner crosses the full moon in Lahore, Pakistan, on Oct. 8 as the moon casts an orange glow. (K.M. Chaudary / Associated Press)

Oct. 8, 2014 11:29 AM PT

The total lunar eclipse on Oct. 8, the so-called blood moon, was visible from many parts of the world. Viewed from Los Angeles, it began at 1:17 a.m., when the Earth’s shadow first touched the moon, and reached maximum eclipse at 3:55 a.m. The first lunar eclipse of the year was on April 15.

'Blood moon' | Total lunar eclipse of October 2014

The near-total eclipse appears behind a hospital water tower in Jackson, Miss. (Rogelio V. Solis / Associated Press)

The partial eclipse is seen between two buildings in Tokyo. In the city’s Roppongi fashion and entertainment district, sky-watchers planned to perform yoga exercises under the blood moon. Many others climbed atop the city’s skyscrapers to view the celestial event. (Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP/Getty Images)

The eclipse is framed above a ferris wheel in Tokyo. (Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP/Getty Images)

The lunar eclipse as seen in Tokyo. (Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP/Getty Images)

A neon Christian cross is illuminated while the moon glows from sunlight reflected off the Earth. (David McNew / Getty Images)

The moon is seen alongside the Sydney Opera House in Australia. It was the year’s second total lunar eclipse and the second of four in a rare tetrad of eclipses over the next two years. (Peter Parks / AFP/Getty Images)

A deep orange moon appears above Bhubaneswar, India. Evening viewers in much of Asia and early risers in parts of the Americas were treated to a stunning lunar eclipse, though clouds obscured it for some. (Biswaranjan Rout / Associated Press)

The eclipsed moon above Grand Haven State Park in Grand Rapids, Mich. (Cory Morse / The Grand Rapids Press)

The moon above the Riverhouse Building in Grand Rapids, Mich. (Chris Clark / The Grand Rapids Press)