Everything you need to know about the lunar eclipse of the full moon tonight

A large part of the world will be able to attend the show of a total lunar eclipse on Sunday evening.

A total lunar eclipse occurs when the earth passes between the Moon and the Sun, briefly aligning in a way that completely shade the Moon.

A lunar eclipse of the full moon occurs in three phases. The first phase is the shorted phase where the moon begins to enter the shadow of the earth. Then, the partial phase begins, when a part of the moon enters the deep part of the shadow of the earth called Umbra.

Then comes the whole, when the moon is completely overwhelmed in the shadow of the earth. Then the phases also end in order. The first totality ends, then the partial eclipse and finally the penumbral eclipse ends.

When the moon is completely overwhelmed in the shadow of the earth, the light that reaches the surface of the moon must pass through the earth’s atmosphere. During this, shorter wavelengths of light, such as blue, dispersion and only longer wavelengths, like red, reach the surface.

This creates a dark red shade rusty around the moon during the total phase, which is why people often refer to total lunar eclipses like the “blood moon”. This effect of the blood moon should be visible during this eclipse.

The whole phase of the lunar eclipse of Sunday will last a long, unusually long length, one of the longest that we can live in decades, according to National Geographic.

Here is everything you need to know about the total lunar eclipse on Sunday.

How rare is a total lunar eclipse?

The moon has an inclined orbit, so we do not get a total lunar eclipse with each lunar cycle, which is almost every month.

Instead, this only occurs sometimes a year and is only visible on the east or the western part of the world each time.

According to Timeanddate.com, around 29% of lunar eclipses are total lunar eclipses.

This year, we will only get two. The first took place earlier this year, on the bridging night from March 13 to March 14.

Where will he be visible?

Unfortunately, the moon will enter the shadow of the earth during the day for most Americas, about 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. he. This therefore means that the American Skywatchers will not be able to see the eclipse on Sunday, with the exception of Hawaiians.

Certain parts of the archipelago may attend the start of the lunar eclipse from 5:28 a.m. to 6:15 a.m., but will not be able to look at the complete eclipse.

The eclipse will be visible from Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia, the last two obtaining the best views.

During the 83 -minute total eclipse, will start around 8:30 p.m. in Turkey and Egypt, 11 p.m. in India, 2:30 in Japan and 3:30 am in Australian cities like Sydney and Melbourne, all in local time.

How to look at it

Solar eclipses require special glasses to watch, but lunar eclipses do not require. Everything you need is a clear night sky and minimal light pollution for an even better view.

The next will be visible in the United States

The next total lunar eclipse will take place on March 3, 2026, according to NASA. It will be visible in all the Americas, the Pacific and certain parts of Australia and East Asia.

It is estimated that it is shorter than the eclipse on Sunday, the total phase lasts about 58 minutes.