MID-HUDSON – Tonight’s (Thursday) partial lunar eclipse, considered to be the best one until New Year’s Eve in 2028, may be difficult to view in the Mid-Hudson region due to the expected rainstorms. Lunar eclipses do not require any special equipment for viewing, unlike solar eclipses.
Tonight’s eclipse will extend into Friday morning, with the moon drifting almost completely into the Earth’s shadow.
The eclipse will begin at 9:23 p.m. when the moon enters Earth’s penumbral shadow, with the most action beginning at 10:33 p.m.
At its peak at 12:12 a.m. Friday morning, “96.2 percent of the lunar surface will be covered by Earth’s dark umbral shadow, leaving only a slender portion of the moon directly illuminated by the sun,” according to . If the clouds permit, observers will see the visible portion of the Moon illuminated in an orange-red light, similar to a blood moon.
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