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 21.
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
When you see a lunar eclipse, it's always at night on your part of the earth. -- A lunar eclipse can only occur at the exact time of the Full Moon. -- The Full Moon is visible only in the night sky. So obviously, if you are in a place where you can see the Full Moon, then you are in a place where you can see a lunar eclipse if one is in progress, and it is night-time where you are.
When the conditions are right, a lunar eclipse can happen in ANY month, but only at the time of Full Moon.
Any place on earth where it's night-time during the lunar eclipse and the sky is clear.
A solar eclipse can only happen at the time of New Moon.A lunar eclipse can only happen at the time of Full Moon.
No, they see night-time. You can see a lunar eclipse (from anywhere) when the MOON is in the earth's umbra.
When you see a lunar eclipse, it's always at night on your part of the earth. -- A lunar eclipse can only occur at the exact time of the Full Moon. -- The Full Moon is visible only in the night sky. So obviously, if you are in a place where you can see the Full Moon, then you are in a place where you can see a lunar eclipse if one is in progress, and it is night-time where you are.
2:33 am EST
Night-time. If you can see a lunar eclipse, then the Full Moon is in your sky, so it has to be night-time.
When the conditions are right, a lunar eclipse can happen in ANY month, but only at the time of Full Moon.
A lunar eclipse can happen at the time of any Full Moon, but no more than about 5 times in a year, max.
Any place on earth where it's night-time during the lunar eclipse and the sky is clear.
night
Lunar Eclipse December 21, 2010 at 1:33 am (New Mexico)
A solar eclipse can only happen at the time of New Moon.A lunar eclipse can only happen at the time of Full Moon.
usually at night but it depends on what region you live in for the time
No, they see night-time. You can see a lunar eclipse (from anywhere) when the MOON is in the earth's umbra.
No, they see night-time. You can see a lunar eclipse (from anywhere) when the MOON is in the earth's umbra.