Overview
- Skywatchers across the Americas can catch the lunar occultation Saturday evening within a 7:16–11:38 p.m. EDT window.
- Parts of 18 eastern U.S. states will be in range, but only eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Delaware, eastern Virginia and eastern North Carolina will see both disappearance and return.
- Example timing shows how local the event is, with Washington, D.C., losing Regulus at 8:41 p.m. EDT and getting it back at 9:25 p.m. EDT.
- Expect the star to blink out instantly at the Moon’s dark edge, while its return against the bright limb is harder to spot and benefits from binoculars or a small telescope.
- Viewers near the path’s edge may see a grazing effect like in parts of New Jersey, and sites such as In-The-Sky.org and the International Occultation Timing Association list precise times by location.