On May 26, 2021 the Moon will cross the Earth's shadow over the course of there and a half hours.
It will be visible in areas of southeast Asia, all of Australia, all of Oceania, most of Alaska and Canada, most of the USA, all of Hawaii, all of Mexico and Central America, and most of South America.
Lunar eclipses occur when the sun, Earth, and moon line up and the Earth’s shadow is cast on the moon’s disk. During totality, the moon passes through the dark shadow cone of the Earth, known as the umbra and appears a shade of ‘blood red’. This stunning coloration occur as sunlight travels through Earth’s own dust filled air, resulting in the Moon glowing reddish – the same reason we see the sun turn red during sunsets. The Moon's color can vary significantly from one eclipse to the next and its exact color can vary from one eclipse to the next depending on the amount of particles in our planet’s atmosphere.
Check out our collection of livestreams of the lunar eclipse from various locations around the world.