The Harvest Moon Supermoon will see part of Earth’s shadow pass over the lunar surface tonight, creating a murky red partial lunar eclipse.
The lunar eclipse will reach its maximum phase, whereby the moon is obscured by Earth’s darkest shadow, the umbra, at approximately 10:44 p.m. EDT on Sept. 17, for viewers in the U.S. Eastern Time Zone. In Europe and Africa, the eclipse will occur during the early morning hours of Sept. 18. In London, the peak of the eclipse will be visible around 3:44 a.m. BST on Sept. 18. The exact timings of the beginning and end of the partial lunar eclipse depend on your location and you can use websites like Timeanddate.com to find specific timings.
If you can’t catch the lunar eclipse in person, you can follow the event online at Space.com. We’ve gathered several livestreams covering the partial eclipse of the Super Harvest Moon on Sept 17.
The partial lunar eclipse will be visible across most of North America, throughout South America, across Europe, nearly all of Africa except its easternmost regions, western parts of Asia and Russia, and portions of Antarctica. Over 50% of the world’s population will be able to see at least some portion of the lunar eclipse, according to Timeanddate.
The partial eclipse phase of the eclipse will last for approximately 1 hour and 3 minutes according to Timeanddate. The entire duration of the lunar eclipse, including the beginning and end of all eclipse phases will be 4 hours and 5 minutes.
Maximum eclipse timings across various cities
Here are some notable locations and the time of maximum eclipse based on data from Timeanddate. Please note that all timings are in local time.
| Location | Local time | Header Cell – Column 2 |
|---|---|---|
| London, UK | 3:44 a.m. (Sept. 18) | Row 0 – Cell 2 |
| Athens, Greece | 5:44 a.m. (Sept. 18) | Row 1 – Cell 2 |
| Cairo, Egypt | 5:44 a.m. (Sept. 18) | Row 2 – Cell 2 |
| New York, U.S. | 10:44 p.m. | Row 3 – Cell 2 |
| San Francisco, U.S | 7:44 p.m. | Row 4 – Cell 2 |
| São Paulo, Brazil | 11:44 p.m. | Row 5 – Cell 2 |
| Mexico City, Mexico | 8:44 p.m. | Row 6 – Cell 2 |
What to expect
During a partial lunar eclipse, only part of the moon enters Earth’s shadow, making it look as though a hazy “bite” has been taken out of the moon. This shadow darkens the side of the moon that faces Earth, and the size of the “bite” depends on the alignment of the sun, Earth and moon.
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