For those who find spiritual meaning in celestial events, the eclipse is not to be missed, even if it does occur from roughly 1 to 4 a.m.
"I do believe it's something to pay attention to," said Toni Talley of Pensacola, known throughout metaphysical communities as Ms. Toni, psychic and medium. "The Native Americans and other religions believe these types of occurrences really have significance. It's like an extra blessing."
This eclipse will be the second on two eclipses in 2010. The first was a partial lunar eclipse that took place on June 26, 2010.
Some believe that this event holds special significance, such as one ancient culture who saw the winter solstice as a time of renewal.
The winter solstice played an important role in the Greco-Roman rituals.
"It's seen as a time of rebirth or renewal because, astrologically, it's a time where the light comes back," Shane Hawkins, a professor of Greek and Roman studies at Carleton University in Ottawa, told the Montreal Gazette.
"If (the eclipse) happened on the 21st, they might well have been drunk," he said.
However, skeptics say that it is just an event with not significance.
"It's quite rare, but there's no profound significance. It's luck of the draw; you got dealt four aces," said Robert Dick, an astronomy instructor at Carleton.
The eclipse will be completely visible for North and South America just after midnight Eastern Time on Tuesday, lasting until about 5:30 a.m. for North and South America.
Europe will be able to catch a glimpse of the beginning of the lunar eclipse, but Japan will be catching the ending.
This lunar eclipse is part of the Saros cycle, which is an eclipse cycle with a period of 18 years and a little over 11 days. This cycle is useful for predicting the times of when nearly identical eclipses will occur.
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