The public could also watch it live on the National Planetarium’s Facebook and Youtube channels.

National Planetarium Planet Observation Unit senior principal assistant director Mohd Zamri Shah Mastor said the last time the lunar eclipse occurred like this was around 18 years ago, in 2003.

He said the lunar eclipse known as “Super Flower Blood Moon” is actually three phenomena happening simultaneously with the moon looking slightly bigger, hence a Super Moon, when it is closest to the earth and around 7% bigger than other full moons.

He said the second phenomenon Flower Moon, happens during summer and Blood Moon is named after the reddish colour of the moon, which makes it seem as if it is bleeding.

“The full moon phenomenon caused the moon to look reddish for around 15 minutes during the lunar eclipse.

“However, the Super Moon and Flower Moon can be seen throughout the night until dawn,” he said during the live telecast.

The lunar eclipse took place between 4.47pm and 9.49pm.

However, due to heavy rain and thick clouds in Kuala Lumpur, the blood moon phenomenon that ended at 7.26pm could not be seen in the skies above the capital.

The eclipse occurred several hours after the moon is at its perigee when the sun, earth and moon are all lined up in a row and the entire moon crosses the umbra.