Total Lunar Eclipse of Moon By Earth Tonight.

Moon starts to enter dark part of Earth's shadow:
10:01 p.m. ET Eastern time sutract the time difference for your area to see what time you will see the Eclipse.




Moon completely shadowed: 11:05 p.m.
Moon starts to exit Earth's shadow: 12:22 a.m.
Eclipse ends: 1:25 a.m.

In Calfornia we will be able to see the moon at 8:13 partially already eclipsed.


Unlike a solar eclipse, when the experts ominously warn you that careless viewing can injure your eyes, the instructions for observing a lunar eclipse consist of two steps:
1. Go outside.
2. Look up.
“This requires nothing special,” Schaefer says. “Anyone can do it.” No equipment. No danger of hurting your eyes.

An Urban View, Too
The moon — and the eclipse — can be easily seen even in the brightest part of a city.
When the moon is partially eclipsed, you’ll notice the shape of the shadow is a curved arc. That’s because of the shape of what’s making the shadow.
“This is a quick proof the Earth is spherical,” Schaefer says.
By comparing the curvature of the shadow with the curvature of the moon’s outline, you can estimate the relative sizes of the moon and Earth. (The answer you should find: Earth is about three times the width of the moon.)
When the moon is completely shadowed, it’s expected to turn to a bright brick red in color, for the same reason that sunsets are red.
Even though Earth is blocking the direct path of sunlight to the moon, Earth’s atmosphere bends some of the light around to the moon, like a lens. The atmosphere tends to reflect blue light more than red light (which is why the sky is blue), so the remaining light that makes it to the moon’s surface and bounces back to Earth is reddish.