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- The first total lunar eclipse takes place this Thursday and Friday; the first since November 2022.
- Earth blocks sunlight that normally reaches the moon, causing what some also call a "blood moon" due to our planet's shadow looks red.
- The eclipse will begin in the US on Thursday at 11:57pm EST, reach its totality at around 2:30am EST and end Friday at around 6am.
When was the last total lunar eclipse? See 2022 'blood moon'