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Total Lunar Eclipse Early Tuesday Will Paint the Moon Red Across the Americas, the Pacific and Asia

With timing and visibility finalized, weather is the main remaining variable for viewers.

Overview

  • NASA’s schedule: penumbral phase begins 3:44 a.m. ET, partial at 4:50 a.m. ET, totality from 6:04 to 7:03 a.m. ET, and the eclipse ends at 9:23 a.m. ET.
  • The total phase will be visible across North and Central America, parts of South America, eastern Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, with no visibility from Europe or Africa.
  • Totality lasts about 58 minutes, and this is the last total lunar eclipse until December 31, 2028.
  • Viewing is safe with the naked eye; binoculars or small telescopes enhance detail, and observatories will offer livestreams for clouded-out locations.
  • Regional notes: the U.S. West Coast can see full totality, East Coast viewers may catch a brief total phase with a rare selenelion near sunrise, and India’s view is short in many areas as IMD labels it a deep total eclipse (magnitude 1.155).