Jul 27, 2018 Total Lunar Eclipse
What this lunar eclipse looks like
Jul 2018
The animation shows approximately what the eclipse looks like from the night side of earth.
BETA: This is a temporary animation, it would look different in real life. We hope to fix that issue soon.
Stages in eclipse
ImageAnimation This animation requires Flash to be installed. We hope to offer it without needing Flash soon. Click the 'play' button to view the animation. The pause button can also be used to temporarily suspend the animation. The animation shows where this penumbral solar eclipse is visible during the night (dark “wave” slowly moving across the Earth's surface). The night (dark) areas in the animation are approximately those that can see the moon, and therefore also the eclipse. Legend Intense red shading: Observers within this area can see the eclipse from beginning to end. Red shading left/west of intense shading: Observers within this area can see the eclipse until moonset/sunrise. Red shading right/east of intense shading: Observers within this area can see the eclipse after moonrise/sunset. No coloring: Eclipse is not visible at all Note: Actual eclipse visibility depends on weather conditions
Where to see the eclipse
Continents seeing at least some parts of the eclipse:
West in Asia
East in Australia
Parts of Africa
East in North America
East in South America
Indian Ocean
Total eclipse visible in...
Locations near the shadow's path:
Partial eclipse visible in...
When the eclipse happens worldwide
Lunar eclipses look approximately the same all over the world and happen at the same time.
The times displayed might be a minute or two off actual times.
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Event UTC Time Time in Washington DC* Visible in Washington DC Penumbral Eclipse begins Jul 27 at 5:17 PM Jul 27 at 1:17 PM No, under horizon Partial Eclipse begins Jul 27 at 6:26 PM Jul 27 at 2:26 PM No, under horizon Full Eclipse begins Jul 27 at 7:32 PM Jul 27 at 3:32 PM No, under horizon Maximum Eclipse Jul 27 at 8:22 PM Jul 27 at 4:22 PM No, under horizon Full Eclipse ends Jul 27 at 9:13 PM Jul 27 at 5:13 PM No, under horizon Partial Eclipse ends Jul 27 at 10:19 PM Jul 27 at 6:19 PM No, under horizon Penumbral Eclipse ends Jul 27 at 11:28 PM Jul 27 at 7:28 PM No, under horizon
* The Moon is under the horizon during this eclipse, so it is not possible to view it in Washington DC.
Eclipses during year 2018
Observation from Chelsea, Victoria, Australia at 06:07am AEST (UTC+10). 

On Friday–Saturday —depending on observer's timezone— a total lunar eclipse occurred as the Moon was in the shadow of the Earth. As normal during such an eclipse, the Moon became faint and turned completely red as bluer light was  by the Earth's atmosphere.  Totality of 1 hour and 43 minutes was the longest in the 21st century.

People were able to observe the eclipse from Australia, Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America.  A volunteer named José Jiménez uploaded a photo of the incident today from  in , Catalonia, Spain, featuring the Moon, Mars, and the  on the same photo.

German astronaut  took photos of the Moon from the International Space Station and uploaded them to  on the same day.

According to timeanddate.com, the timeline of the eclipse was as follows.




Event

Time (UTC)July 27



Start penumbral eclipse

17:14:47



Start partial eclipse

18:24:27



Start full eclipse

19:30:15



Maximum eclipse

20:21:44



End full eclipse

21:13:11



End partial eclipse

22:19:00



End penumbral eclipse

23:28:38



Mars was also visible near the Moon; coming this week, reported , closer to Earth than at any time since 2003.


Panoramica Luna de Sangre, Marte y la Via Lactea (42842944115).jpg|An observation from Alt Empordà in Girona, Catalonia, Spain, featuring the Moon, Mars and Milky Way, uploaded on July 31, 2018. Imzage taken at 23:31, on July 27, 2018. 
Visibility Lunar Eclipse 2018-07-27.png|Visibility map of the eclipse.
Watch Today full moon eclipse full video live 28th - full moon eclipse video from India - red moon.webm|India. 
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Alexander Gerst - Lunar Eclipse 2018 - photo 2.jpeg|International Space Station. 
Alexander Gerst - Lunar Eclipse 2018 - 43637755162 0aa8cd69c9 o.jpg|International Space Station. 
SAM 0613 (28791930147).jpg|Location unknown. Includes Mars. 04:44, July 28, 2018 
File:SAM 0649 (42777978065).jpg|Location unknown. Includes Mars. 05:13, July 28, 2018 
End of blood moon over Brastad old cemetery.jpg|Sweden. 22:36, July 27, 2018. 
Lunar Eclipse 3310.jpg|Observation from Austria, 22:15, July 27, 2018. 
Eclipse de Luna de sangre desde Planetario de Madrid 03.jpg|Madrid, Spain. 23:29, July 27, 2018. 
2017 Total Lunar Eclipse (43663340212).jpg|Switzerland. 20:25, July 27, 2018. 
Eclipse de lune 2018 (29816524528).jpg|A series of images from  Télescope Celestron NexStar 8 SE, 

File:The Moon Before Eclipse in 20180727, Fuzhou 01.jpg