8:25 p.m. and 8:18 p.m. Houston: A total lunar eclipse visible from five continents will occur Wednesday, beginning at 8:23pm EDT and ending 5 hours later. The eastern United States will get the best viewing, but it also will be visible to observers in South America, western Europe, Africa and the Antarctic. A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through the shadow created by the Earth, blocking the suni's light. This is a partial solar eclipse, meaning that only part of the sun appears as a bright disk or disc. Total eclipse, when the entire moon is covered by the central part of the shadow, will begin at about 10:20 pm and last one hour and 36 minutes.
A total lunar eclipse visible from five continents will occur Wednesday, beginning at 8:23pm EDT and ending 5 hours later. The eastern United States will get the best viewing, but it also will be visible to observers in South America, western Europe, Africa and the Antarctic. A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through the shadow created by the Earth, blocking the suni's light. This is a partial solar eclipse, meaning that only part of the sun appears as a bright disk or disc. Total eclipse, when the entire moon is covered by the central part of the shadow, will begin at about 10:20 pm and last one hour and 36 minutes.