NOW. IT IS STARTING NOW!
Depending on your time zone, the total lunar eclipse will begin either every early the morning on Tuesday, December 21, or very late the evening of Monday, December 20.
In the table below, All times are in UCT, "Coordinated Universal Time" which used to be called Greenwich Mean Time. For the Eastern time zone, subtract 5 hours; for Central time, things happen 6 hours earlier. Mountain Time is 7 hours earlier, and subtract 8 hours for Pacific time.
Penumbral Eclipse Begins: ____05:29:17 UT
Partial Eclipse Begins: _______06:32:37 UT
Total Eclipse Begins: ________07:40:47 UT
Greatest Eclipse: ___________08:16:57 UT
Total Eclipse Ends: _________08:53:08 UT
Partial Eclipse Ends: ________10:01:20 UT
Penumbral Eclipse Ends: _____11:04:31 UT
Data for New Orleans (30 degrees N, 90 degrees W)
The next partial eclipse (total in Arkansas) will be April 8, 2024.
The next total eclipse will be May 11th 2078.
Sunday
From about 1:30 to 5:00 AM Central time, Tuesday morning, December 21, 2010.
Lunar eclipse can occur only at the time of Full Moon.
It's always full at the time of a lunar eclipse.
Lunar phases are tightly related to both kinds of eclipse: -- A lunar eclipse can occur only at the time of Full Moon. -- A solar eclipse can occur only at the time of New Moon.
Any place on earth where it's night-time during the lunar eclipse and the sky is clear.
The lunar eclipse will start tonight in Virginia at approximately 9:02 PM Eastern Time.
2am
From about 1:30 to 5:00 AM Central time, Tuesday morning, December 21, 2010.
Lunar eclipse can occur only at the time of Full Moon.
It's always full at the time of a lunar eclipse.
Lunar phases are tightly related to both kinds of eclipse: -- A lunar eclipse can occur only at the time of Full Moon. -- A solar eclipse can occur only at the time of New Moon.
No. A lunar eclipse can occur only when the moon is full.
A lunar eclipse can only occur at the time of Full Moon.
A lunar eclipse can only occur at the time of Full Moon.
no it depends when the lunar eclipse happens and what the earth is like
A lunar eclipse is possible only at the time of Full Moon. A solar eclipse is possible only at the time of New Moon.
Night-time. If you can see a lunar eclipse, then the Full Moon is in your sky, so it has to be night-time.