Late Monday night, August 27th, the dream will come true. There’s going to be a colorful lunar eclipse visible from five continents including most of North America and Hawaii.
The event begins around 9 p.m. HST (0754 UT) on August 28th when the Moon enters Earth’s shadow. At first, there’s little change. The outskirts of Earth’s shadow are as pale as the Moon itself; an onlooker might not even realize anything is happening. But as the Moon penetrates deeper, a startling metamorphosis occurs. Around 11:52 pm HST (0952 UT), the color of the Moon changes from moondust-gray to sunset-red. This is totality, and it lasts for 90 minutes. So plan on staying up late that night, being someplace that is cloud-free, and enjoying the view.
