If you're wondering when the best time to look up at this month's lunar eclipse will be, AccuWeather's Anna Azallion has answers for you.
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00:00Well, a very exciting astronomy event is coming up in just a little bit.
00:05Thursday overnight into Friday is going to be a total lunar eclipse.
00:11Now, this map shows you where it'll be visible.
00:13Lucky for all of us in the continental US,
00:16all 50 states will be able to see the lunar eclipse.
00:21Now, up towards Alaska, there's just a little bit of Alaska where you're in
00:24the total eclipse at moon rise zone rather than all eclipse visible.
00:29But for the continental US,
00:30we will all be able to see the lunar eclipse weather cooperating.
00:34But here's a look at when to go outside because it is in the middle of the night.
00:392.58 AM Eastern Time, that is the max eclipse time.
00:42Now, the eclipse starts just before 2.30 in the morning and
00:46lasts just after 3.30, but 2.58, that is the peak time for you to see the eclipse.
00:52Now, of course, the way time zones work, the time is altered by just in hours.
00:56We go to Central Time, Mountain Time, Pacific Time.
00:58So depending on what time zone you live in,
01:00this table is also available on our website.
01:02So if you wanna go to AccuWeather.com and take a look at exactly what time
01:07the eclipse is happening where you live, that is available.
01:10Now, part of this eclipse is, it's known as the blood moon.
01:14And that's because the moon will often appear red,
01:16just like what you're seeing on the right side of your screen right now.
01:19Let's talk about why.
01:21Now, during the eclipse, the sun is completely blocked by the Earth, right?
01:25But the sunlight, as it goes towards the Earth, there's a little bit that gets
01:30through and makes its way to the moon, kinda indicated by the lines here.
01:35It goes through the Earth's atmosphere, though, and
01:37that is what makes the moon appear red.
01:40As NASA explains it, it'll look like all of the Earth's sunrises and
01:44sunsets are projected onto the moon.
01:46Pretty exciting, and I'll give you a quick look at our forecast for
01:50eclipse night.