‘Blood moon’ eclipse graces pre-dawn skies

The Blood Moon, created by the full moon passing into the shadow of the earth during a total lunar eclipse, as seen from Monterey Park. (Source: AP)

A lunar eclipse is seen near a statue entitled 'Enlightenment Giving Power' by John Gelert, which sits at the top of the dome of the Bergen County Courthouse in Hackensack on Wednesday. (Source: AP)

The Earth's shadow begins to fall on the moon during a total lunar eclipse, as it goes behind a weather vane shaped like a Spanish galleon on the Freedom Tower in Miami. (Source: AP)

A passenger airliner crosses the full moon, also known as the Hunter's Moon, a few hours prior to the beginning of a total lunar eclipse that will create an effect known as the Blood Moon in Whittier. (Source: AP)

A devotee prays after taking a holy dip at Sangam on Sharad Purnima. (Source: AP)

A man performs rituals at Sangam in Allahabad. (Source: AP)

Hindu devotees offer prayers at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges and the Yamuna on Sharad Purnima, an auspicious day for the new moon in the fall, in Allahabad on Wednesday. (Source: AP)