Overview
- The star’s disappearance and reappearance are expected roughly between 8:40 and 10:05 p.m. EST for locations in the path.
- Full occultation favors the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada, while the western half of North America will not see it.
- Western Africa and some other areas may catch a grazing event where the Moon skirts Regulus rather than covering it completely.
- A lunar occultation occurs when the Moon passes directly in front of a star or planet, briefly blocking its light from view.
- Regulus sits near the ecliptic about 78–79 light-years away, making it one of the few bright stars the Moon can occult; binoculars or a small telescope can improve the view but are not required.