Overview
- The deep partial lunar eclipse on Thursday night into early Friday reaches maximum around 04:13 UTC (about 12:12 a.m. EDT) when roughly 96% of the Moon enters Earth’s umbra.
- Most of North and South America plus parts of western Europe and western Africa can see at least part of the event while Alaska, northwestern Canada, India, and some Pacific locations will miss the peak because the Moon is below the horizon.
- Observers do not need eye protection to watch the eclipse; a clear view of the Moon, binoculars or a small telescope for detail, and a check of local cloud forecasts are the only practical requirements.
- Media outlets, NASA and TimeandDate are publishing final local schedules and livestreams for viewers blocked by weather, and observatories and space platforms that observed the Aug. 12 solar eclipse continue coordinating follow-up data processing.
- The Moon’s apparent color and brightness depend on sunlight refracted through Earth’s atmosphere and on aerosols from volcanic ash or smoke, which can make the eclipsed portion much darker or brighter for viewers.