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Lunar Eclipse

Wolf Supermoon Peaks Early Saturday at 5:03 a.m. EST

A close pass at perigee near Earth’s perihelion creates an unusually bright full moon.

Total Lunar Eclipse on Sept. 7–8 to Deliver 82-Minute ‘Blood Moon’ Across Eastern Hemisphere