A “pi in the sky” lunar eclipse event + a “blood moon” skywatching extravaganza — all on Pi Day!
Thursday night and early Friday morning.
Penumbral phase: The moon enters Earth’s fuzzy outer shadow and loses brightness. This phase lasts from 11:57 p.m. EDT on March 13 until 1:09 a.m. on the 14th.
Partial phase: The moon begins to enter Earth’s darker umbral shadow and begins to turn red from 1:09 a.m. to 2:26 a.m.
Totality: The entire moon is within Earth’s shadow from 2:26 a.m. to 3:31 a.m.
Partial phase: The spectacle reverses with another partial phase from 3:31 a.m. to 4:47 a.m.
Penumbral phase: From 4:47 a.m. to 6 a.m., the moon will exit Earth’s shadow.
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