Total lunar eclipse – in pictures

A composite image of five separate photos showing the phases of the total lunar eclipse as seen from Singapore Photograph: Stephen Morrison/EPA

The eclipse - and the Hollywood sign - seen from the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles Photograph: Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP

Viewd through the arch supports of the Sydney Harbour Bridge: the earth's shadow falls on the moon Photograph: Tim Wimborne/Reuters

The eclipse framed within Turret Arch at Arches National Park in Utah Photograph: Julie Jacobson/AP

The eclipse seen in Karachi Photograph: Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images

The eclipse viewed from near the Narrows Bridge in Tacoma, Washington Photograph: Ted S. Warren/AP

Seen from beside the Amar Mahal museum in Jammu, India Photograph: Channi Anand/AP

Seen from Wuhan in Hubei province, China: the earth's shadow falls on the moon Photograph: Darley Shen/Reuters

The eclipse is seen from near the Tokyo Tower in Japan Photograph: Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images

A Chinese boy and others at the Planetarium in Beijing observe the eclipse Photograph: Andy Wong/AP

The moon is seen in the sky over the Golden Gate Bridge Photograph: Frederic Larson/AP

The eclipse seen over the Tower of David in Jerusalem Photograph: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

A view of the moon in Chennai, India Photograph: Nathan G/EPA

Israelis looks at the eclipse from Jerusalem's Mount Scopus Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images

A crowd of more than 600 people gather in the early morning at the Griffith Park Observatory Photograph: Gene Blevins/Reuters

The eclipse above the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong's central business district Photograph: Zheyang Soohoo/Reuters

The eclipse seen above the Swayambhunath Stupa in Katmandu, Nepal Photograph: Binod Joshi/AP

The moon exhibits a reddish hue as it begins to set behind the Selkirk mountain range near Sandpoint, Idaho Photograph: Matt Mills Mcknight/Reuters

A partial eclipse is seen between the Roman pillars of the Temple of Hercules in Amman Photograph: Ali Jarekji/Reuters