A total lunar eclipse will be visible from parts of North America on March 2-3, but not everyone is guaranteed to see it; daylight or clouds may obscure your view, depending on your location, and the moon’s low position to the horizon during the eclipse may also cause problems.
Thankfully, no matter where on Earth you are, you can still catch the “blood moon” online to savor the 58 minutes of lunar totality, when the moon moves completely into Earth’s dark umbral shadow and turns red.
Here’s a selection of astronomy organizations around the world that are planning to livestream the spectacular event, often using unique feeds from across the world.
It will be the last total lunar eclipse until New Year’s Eve 2028 and the last one visible from North America until June 25-26, 2029.
The entire lunar eclipse on March 2-3 — from the point Earth’s outer shadow creeps across the moon to the moment it leaves — lasts about 5.5 hours, from 3:44 a.m. to 9:23 a.m. EST Tuesday (March 3), according to Time and Date. With webcasts running on your phone, tablet and/or laptop, you can flip back and forth between shots of the eclipse in various regions of North America, as well as in Australia, New Zealand and East Asia.
Access to webcasts will be particularly important for skywatchers in Europe, Africa and most of Asia — where the eclipse won’t be visible at all — or in the eastern time zones in North America. From the Midwest to the West Coast of North America, the totally eclipsed moon will be seen above the western horizon.
However, from most of the East Coast, the moon will start to set just as it reaches totality.
