The Bible states that the sun turning into darkness and the moon into blood, which some scholars believe referenced events following Christ's death.

NASA's models, which trace the positions of the Earth, moon, and sun through history, show a lunar eclipse occurred on Friday, April 3, 33AD — the year  traditionally linked to Jesus' death. 

The cosmic event would have been visible in Jerusalem shortly after sunset, and the position of the moon would have given it a reddish hue. 

The Biblical historians believe the lunar eclipse identified by NASA was the same written about in the Bible.

The NASA discovery was made in the 1990s, but is now going viral on TikTok as today is known among Christians as the day Jesus was crucified. 

'Christian texts mention that the Moon turned to blood after Jesus's crucifixion—potentially referring to a lunar eclipse, during which the Moon takes on a reddish hue,' NASA noted.

The American space agency added that scholars narrowed narrowed down a possible date of the crucifixion to Friday, April 3, 33AD, because a lunar eclipse

The Bible verse that discusses the moon appears in Acts 2:20, which states: 'The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.' 

Scriptures details how the apostle, Peter, shared the words 50 days after the crucifixion, leading some experts to believe he was recalling events witnessed during Jesus's death.

However, many historians argue that the passage was meant to prophesize the second coming of Jesus.

That is because Peter was quoting from Joel 2:28–31, a passage that speaks of cosmic signs and spiritual awakening: 'The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.'

Because the Book of Joel was written centuries before the crucifixion, many scholars believe Peter was explaining how the crucifixion was previously prophesied by Joel.