I just went outside around 9:30 PM because it starts at around 10:02 PM Pacific Time. I wanted to see if I could see the moon through the breaks in the clouds from the storm hitting to the north and East of us. So, I'll be able to likely see the Eclipse from where I live in my back yard from my deck near the ocean. Also, where I live there are no street lights allowed for several miles so it will be very clear. At night here when it's clear enough we can see the whole Milky Way Galaxy in the sky especially from our deck. The full moon tonight is really beautiful.
If you are on the west coast like me it starts at 10:02 pm (East Coast 1:02 Am)
It ends 4:02 Am on West Coast and ends on east coast at 7:02 AM
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When is the eclipse, and where can I see it?
The astronomical phenomenon will play out in night skies over North America, large chunks of northern South America, northeastern Asia and the eastern side of Australia.
The full moon will dance into alignment with Earth and the sun. Earth’s shadow will gradually shroud the visible lunar surface, then retreat to reveal normal moonlight, in a process that takes six hours and two minutes, to be exact, according to NASA.
The extended show means you’ll have ample time to catch at least part of the eclipse. Starting at 1:02 a.m. Eastern time, the moon will begin to enter the outer part of Earth’s shadow, called the penumbra. It will gradually dim as the shadow creeps across its surface for about an hour before it becomes a partial lunar eclipse at 2:19 a.m., when it’s almost fully cloaked in the umbra, or the darkest part of the shadow.
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