Overview
- The eclipse will be widely visible Tuesday in eastern Asia, Australia and across the Pacific, with North and Central America catching it in the early morning; much of Africa and Europe will miss it.
- Across the United States and Canada, totality occurs at 6:04 a.m. ET/3:04 a.m. PT, with the best views in the west as parts of the East Coast lose the moon to sunrise and moonset.
- In India, the Ministry of Earth Sciences lists the event from 3:20 p.m. to 6:48 p.m. IST with totality from 4:34 p.m. to 5:33 p.m.; most of the country sees the eclipse at moonrise, while parts of Northeast India can witness full totality.
- Pakistan’s Meteorological Department expects limited visibility, with local phases running from 1:44 p.m. PST (penumbral start) to 7:23 p.m., including totality from 4:05 p.m. to 5:03 p.m. and a 4:34 p.m. peak.
- Totality lasts about an hour, the moon’s red hue comes from sunlight filtered through Earth’s atmosphere, and the event is safe to view with the naked eye without any protective eyewear.