According to Alle, a lunar eclipse is a celestial incident where the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth’s shadow.

He stated that “lunar eclipse occurs only when the sun, earth and moon are exactly aligned with the earth between the two.

“There will be a lunar eclipse over Nigeria on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019.

“The eclipse, expected to be total, will begin in the evening of Sunday and end on Monday.

a star in the background© Provided by Nigeria Communications Week“The eclipse will start across Nigeria in the early hours of Monday at approximately 3:36 am to reach its maximum at 6:12am and end at about 6:43am.

“The total duration of the occurrence over Nigeria will be three hours and 15 minutes.”

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Slide 1 of 53: The Super Moon During a Lunar Eclipse in the Sky Above a Church in Turets Village Some 110 Km From Minsk Belarus 28 September 2015 the Combination of a Supermoon and Total Lunar Eclipse Last Occurred in 1982 and Will not Happen Again Until 2033 Belarus Turets
    Slide 2 of 53: In this Monday, Sept. 28, 2015 photo, earth's shadow begins to obscure the view of a so-called supermoon during a total lunar eclipse over the Mediterranean Sea in Netanya, Israel. A team of Israeli engineers is the first to advance in an international competition sponsored by Google to send a privately-funded spacecraft to the moon, contest organizers announced Wednesday, Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
      Slide 3 of 53: JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, CA - MAY 15: A jet flying toward Arizona from Los Angeles streaks past a totally eclipsed moon on May 15, 2003 over Joshua Tree National Park, California. It has been three years since North Americans last witnessed the moon completely darkened by the earth's shadow. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
        Slide 4 of 53: A double expousure picture shows the moon and the monument of The Savior of The World during a total lunar eclipse as seen from San Salvador, El Salvador on December 21, 2010. This eclipse takes place just hours before the December solstice, which marks the beginning of northern winter and southern summer. AFP PHOTO/ Jose CABEZAS (Photo credit should read Jose CABEZAS/AFP/Getty Images)
          Slide 52 of 53: NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 20: A airplane taking off from Newark Liberty Airport in Newark, New Jersey passes through the setting sun as seen from the One World Observatory in One World Trade Center on August 20, 2017 in New York City. People in the U.S. are preparing to see a solar eclipse across the nation on Monday. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)The media head said that the lunar eclipse would by 4.33am become a partial eclipse, where the moon would start getting red.

          He added that “at exactly 5.41am, a maximum eclipse of the moon which may be visible to human sight will be witnessed, while the moon eclipse is expected to end at 6.43am”

          Representational image: Full lunar eclipse in the dark night sky© Getty Representational image: Full lunar eclipse in the dark night skyThe communications officer stated that the eclipse is expected to take place across North, South America, Western Europe, North and West Africa and Asia.

          He said that the year’s total lunar eclipse would be the last eclipse to be experienced until 2021.