Coming soon for the first time in more than 30 years: you’ll be able to witness a supermoon in combination with a lunar eclipse. On Sunday night, it's not just the Harvest Moon but a super moon. It will be 7% larger than normal. We will get a total lunar eclipse at the same time. And it's visible from your front yard. Or back yard. Doesn't matter.
The partial lunar eclipse begins at 8:07 p.m. Central Daylight Time. It will last a little more than an hour, and observers can watch as, crater by crater, the moon is engulfed in Earth's shadow. The total eclipse begins at 9:11 p.m. and also lasts for more than an hour, ending at 10:23 p.m. Then it's the whole show in reverse order, ending at 11:27 a.m.
The fully eclipsed moon actually turns coppery red like a penny or more like burnt orange. Tomorrow will have a Mega-Harvest-Blood Moon. If this doesn't get the coyotes howling, nothing will. Be sure to get out and enjoy the view. You won't see it again until 2033.
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