Lunar Moon Eclipse this Week

You can see the lunar eclipse this week in Greenville.

The total lunar eclipse will begin on Thursday, March 13, at 11:57 p.m. It will be at its maximum peak on Friday, March 14, at 2:58 a.m., 1.178 magnitude. It will end on Friday, March 14, at 6 a.m. The eclipse will last for six hours and three minutes.

NASA predicts the next total lunar eclipse to be visible in the U.S. on March 3, 2026.

A lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, earth, and moon are aligned. A total lunar eclipse will then take place where the earth comes between the sun and moon, preventing direct sunlight from reaching the moon, according to Time and Date. As a result, the sun casts the earth's shadow across the moon's surface. Total lunar eclipses can only occur during a full moon and when the moon is at (or very near) a lunar node, setting the sun, moon, and earth into a straight line.