Near-total lunar eclipse is coming up with the Americas in prime position
Now it's the moon's turn to pull a disappearing act. After being shut out of this month's total solar eclipse, the Americas will have the best seats in the celestial house when Earth's shadow briefly envelops the moon. Almost the entire lunar surface will be masked Thursday night into Friday—a whopping 96%—making this an especially deep partial eclipse.
A near-total lunar eclipse is set to occur, providing the Americas with an excellent view as Earth's shadow briefly covers the moon. Almost the entire lunar surface will be obscured during this event, which will last for over three hours, with the peak occurring just after midnight EDT. This eclipse will be visible to nearly 1 billion people in the U.S., Canada, and Central and South America, as well as over 3 billion individuals across the globe, making up 44% of the world's population.
The lunar eclipse follows a total solar eclipse that passed through Greenland, Iceland, and Spain two weeks earlier, with the next complete lunar blackout not expected until New Year's Eve 2028.
Written by urgent.news from Phys.org's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
- Near-total lunar eclipse is coming up with the Americas in prime position apnews.com
- Near-total lunar eclipse is coming up with the Americas in prime position winnipegfreepress.com
- Near-total lunar eclipse is coming up with the Americas in prime position toronto.citynews.ca
