Overview
- NASA confirms the event for March 3 with the most complete views expected along the U.S. West Coast.
- San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle are forecast to hit totality at 3:33 a.m. EST, while locations farther east will miss the full phase.
- Totality is expected to last just under an hour, with partial phases continuing for several hours and wrapping up around 5:17 a.m. PST.
- The Moon’s red hue occurs as shorter blue wavelengths scatter and red-orange light bends through Earth’s atmosphere into the umbra.
- No eye protection is required to view a lunar eclipse, and the next total one is slated for December 21, 2028, with a partial on August 28.