Total Eclipse of the Moon Early Tuesday Morning (Tonight!)

A total eclipse of the Moon occurs during the early morning of Tuesday, August 28, 2007. The event is widely visible from the United States and Canada as well as South America, the Pacific Ocean, western Asia and Australia. During a total lunar eclipse, the Moon’s disk can take on a dramatically colorful appearance from bright orange to blood red to dark brown and (rarely) very dark gray.

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The total eclipse portion begins at 3:52 AM MDT and will end at 5:22 AM MDT. (Subtract or add for your time zone; the eclipse begins everywhere simultaneously.) The moon will be in partial eclipse for about one hour before and after the total eclipse. The full event lasts three hours and thirty-three minutes.

The total eclipse doesn’t end until 7:22 AM EDT if you are up early in the east. The moon will be setting in the west.

The moon is always a full moon during a lunar eclipse. The Earth’s shadow comes between the sun and the moon, darkening the moon, which as you know, simply reflects sunlight. The moon has no light of its own.

Unless, of course, you accept Genesis 1:16 — “And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.”