ion ▁dates . ▁ ▁Eclipse ▁method ▁ ▁A ▁lun ar ▁eclipse ▁is ▁potentially ▁all ud ed ▁to ▁in ▁Act s ▁of ▁the ▁Apost les ▁ 2 : 1 4 – 2 1 ▁(" The ▁sun ▁shall ▁be ▁turned ▁into ▁darkness , ▁And ▁the ▁moon ▁into ▁blood , ▁Before ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁come "), ▁as ▁pointed ▁out ▁by ▁phys ic ist ▁Col in ▁Hum ph re ys ▁and ▁astronom er ▁Gra eme ▁W adding ton . ▁There ▁was ▁in ▁fact ▁a ▁lun ar ▁eclipse ▁on ▁ 3 ▁April ▁AD   3 3 , ▁a ▁date ▁which ▁coinc ides ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁Newton ' s ▁astronom ically ▁possible ▁cru c if ix ion ▁dates ▁( see ▁above ). ▁Hum ph re ys ▁and ▁W adding ton ▁have ▁calculated ▁that ▁in ▁ancient ▁Jerusalem ▁this ▁eclipse ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁visible ▁at ▁moon r ise ▁at ▁ 6 . 2 0 pm ▁as ▁a ▁ 2 0 % ▁partial ▁eclipse ▁( a ▁full ▁moon ▁with ▁a ▁potentially ▁red ▁" b ite " ▁missing ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁moon ' s ▁disc ). ▁They ▁propose ▁that ▁a ▁large ▁proportion ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁population ▁would ▁have ▁witness ed ▁this ▁eclipse ▁as ▁they ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁waiting ▁for ▁sun set ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁immediately ▁afterwards ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁the ▁anticip ated ▁full ▁moon ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁as ▁the ▁pres cribed ▁signal ▁to ▁start ▁their ▁household ▁Pass over ▁me als . ▁Hum ph re ys ▁and ▁W adding ton ▁therefore ▁suggest ▁a ▁scenario ▁where ▁Jesus ▁was ▁cru