Friday 29th March 2024

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Stargazers all over the world will have an opportunity to see a blood moon over the weekend as a lunar eclipse moves into Earth’s orbit.

According to NASA, the penumbral eclipse is expected to begin just after 8:30 p.m. CT Sunday. The penumbral eclipse results in only part of the moon going dark.

The partial eclipse, when the moon appears to move into the umbra and part of the moon inside the umbra will appear very dark, will occur just before 9:30 p.m. CT.

Totality will begin just before 10:30 p.m. CT, when the entire moon is inside Earth’s umbra and transforms to a coppery-red hue. Totality will end just before midnight, and the penumbral eclipse will end at 1:50 a.m. Monday.

Totality will be visible in much of North America, according to NASA.