A total lunar eclipse will spawn a rare and dramatic ‘supermoon’ blood moon next Sunday.

Supermoons occur when the moon reaches its full phase at or near the satellite’s closest approach to Earth, and appears abnormally large and bright as a result.

Fijians can expect to see this next Sunday as long as the night is cloudless.

The 27th September event is quite special; the last supermoon eclipse occurred in 1982, and the next won’t take place until 2033.