Total Lunar Eclipse Occurring This Sunday Night
Sunday night, January 20th, the moon will turn red over the United States during the last total lunar eclipse of the decade. A total lunar eclipse happens during a full moon when the moon completely passes through the Earth’s shadow. This causes the moon to turn a dark red or a rusty orange color.
The “Super Blood Wolf Moon” lunar eclipse will be visible across all of South America, North America and parts of Africa and Europe, this Sunday night into the early hours of Monday morning. This eclipse will be the first time since 2010, the entire United States will be able to see it.
The best viewing areas will be across most of the central and southeastern U.S. where it will be mainly cloud-free. Those wanting to catch a glimpse of the red moon will have to stay up late on Sunday night because the eclipse will reach its peak just before midnight.
The first phase will begin roughly at 9:36 pm EST and the moon may not become darker until 10:34 pm EST. But the most anticipated part of the eclipse, where to moon passes through Earth’s shadow will began just before midnight. This is when the moon will turn red in color. No special equipment is required to view the eclipse, except maybe a light jacket. The low temperatures Sunday night in Palm Beach County could be in the 50’s.
Those who miss this eclipse will not be able to see another total lunar eclipse like this one until May 26th, 2021.
Sunday night’s total lunar eclipse schedule according to NASA:
9:36 pm EST: Lunar eclipse begins
11:41 pm EST: Total eclipse begins
12:12 am EST: Maximum lunar eclipse
12:43 am EST: Total eclipse ends
2:48 am EST: Lunar eclipse ends
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