Those who were able to wake up early Saturday morning were rewarded with the total lunar eclipse that last for a very short time, but then also it dazzled.

People who were able to wake up early in the western US and Canada should have been able to get a glimpse of blood moon before dawn Saturday. It was the shortest lunar eclipse of the century.

People in eastern Australia, New Zealand and Japan have seen the eclipse at night. It was almost five-minute long total lunar eclipse. As per NASA, it started at 5.58 and continued till 6.03 am. During the time of the eclipse, the moon changed its color from its normal grayish hue to deep, blood red.

As per experts, the total eclipse was unusually brief as the moon passed through the upper part of earth's shadow. Longer eclipses take place when the moon passes through the middle of the shadow. The next total lunar eclipse will take place in September.

The Saturday's and the one to take place in September are part of a four-part series known as a tetrad, said NASA. The agency shared that the series of the total lunar eclipse started on April 15, 2014.