The total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 may still be fresh in millions of people's minds, but this weekend's partial event won't look anything like it.

And unlike the rare total solar eclipse that carved a path of totality across only a portion of states in 2024, this month's lunar eclipse will be viewable in all of the lower 48 states.

In a total eclipse, the moon passes into the “umbra,” the term for the darkest part of Earth’s shadow. Since the Earth isn’t big enough to completely block the light coming from the sun ...

The 2024 total solar eclipse was a relatively long one, with the longest eclipse duration of 4 minutes and 28 seconds in Mexico. But, not all eclipses have the same duration; for a couple of reasons.

The last total lunar eclipse that took place was back on September 8th, 2024. This one favored the eastern part of the United States, while the west coast saw the moon rise halfway through totality.

The total lunar eclipse will be visible throughout the U.S. on the night of March 13 into 14. The website Time and Date predicts the moon will complete all of the eclipse phases in 6 hours, 3 minutes.

Although the celestial phenomenon on Feb. 26, 1979 was only visible from the Pacific Northwest, it was the last total solar eclipse over the contiguous United States to take place that century ...