The moon turned blood red for a few hours early Tuesday morning.

The “blood moon” comes from a total eclipse of the moon due to the earth moving in front of the sun.  The red hue is caused by the sunsets around the world allowing a minute level of light to hit the moon’s surface.

The entire time of the transition to a red color takes approximately one hour at the prime viewing locations.

The blood moon is referenced several times in Scripture as coming before the return of Christ.  The Book of Acts and the Book of Joel have references to the blood moon.  This year’s moon came on the second day of Passover and will be the first of four within the next two years, all happening during the Jewish festivals of Passover and the Feast of the Tabernacles.

There were 300 years before the 20^th century with no blood moons.  After the four scheduled blood moons over the next two years, another blood moon is not predicted until 2032 according to NASA officials.