People witnessed Lunar Eclipse in Mumbai and other parts of India on Tuesday. Pic/ Pradeep Dhivar

As per the astrophysicists, ‘A Lunar Eclipse occurs when the moon passes through the shadow region of the earth on a full moon night’. Pic/ Pradeep Dhivar

A woman looks through a telescope to watch the total Lunar Eclipse in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Pic/ PTI

Moon partially covered by the earth's shadow during Lunar Eclipse in Patna. Pic/ PTI

A woman looks through a telescope to watch the total Lunar Eclipse at Guwahati Planetarium on Tuesday. Pic/ PTI

Besides India, people from other parts of Asia, North and South America, Australia, North Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean were able to view the celestial event, reports said. Pic/ Nimesh Dave

During the Lunar Eclipse’s totality, the moon is totally in the earth's shadow. Pic/ Pradeep Dhivar