The moon will begin to enter the umbra at 1:32 am EST, at which point a visible dark shadow will start creeping across the moon's face. The total eclipse begins at 2:40 am, when the moon's final edge slips into the umbra. It will stay in the shadow until 3:53 am, and should be completed by 5:02 am. Meteorologist and astronomy writer Joe Rao details the 12 stages of the total lunar eclipse in this Space.com article.
The prime time to see the eclipse is 3:17 am EST, O'Leary says. "That's when the moon will be in deepest part of the shadow."
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