<div><span style="font-size: large;" _mce_style="font-size: large;"><em>A total lunar eclipse will sweep across Asia, Australia, the Americas and the Pacific on November 8, 2022.</em></span></div> <div><span style="font-size: large;" _mce_style="font-size: large;"><em></em></span><br> <p><span style="font-size: large;" _mce_style="font-size: large;"><strong>Totality ends</strong>&nbsp;at&nbsp;<a rel="noopener" href="https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/universal-time" _mce_href="https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/universal-time" target="_blank">11:41 UTC</a>&nbsp;on November 8 (6:41 a.m. EST).</span><br><span style="font-size: large;" _mce_style="font-size: large;"><strong>Partial eclipse ends</strong>&nbsp;at&nbsp;<a rel="noopener" href="https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/universal-time" _mce_href="https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/universal-time" target="_blank">12:49 UTC</a>&nbsp;on November 8 (7:49 a.m. EST).</span><br><span style="font-size: large;" _mce_style="font-size: large;"><strong>Penumbral eclipse ends</strong>&nbsp;at&nbsp;<a rel="noopener" href="https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/universal-time" _mce_href="https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/universal-time" target="_blank">13:56 UTC</a>&nbsp;on November 8 (8:56 a.m. EST).</span><br><span style="font-size: large;" _mce_style="font-size: large;"><strong>Maximum eclipse</strong>&nbsp;is at&nbsp;<a rel="noopener" href="https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/universal-time" _mce_href="https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/universal-time" target="_blank">10:59 UTC</a>&nbsp;on November 8 (5:59 a.m. EST).</span><br><span style="font-size: large;" _mce_style="font-size: large;"><strong>Duration of totality</strong>&nbsp;is about 85 minutes.</span><br><span style="font-size: large;" _mce_style="font-size: large;"><strong>Note:</strong>&nbsp;A total lunar eclipse when the sun, Earth and moon are aligned, with Earth in the middle. Earth’s shadow falls on the moon. November 8, 2022, is Election Day in the U.S. And many are asking … when was the last total lunar eclipse on Election Day?&nbsp;<a rel="noopener" href="https://earthsky.org/human-world/election-day-total-lunar-eclipse-nov8-2022/" _mce_href="https://earthsky.org/human-world/election-day-total-lunar-eclipse-nov8-2022/" target="_blank">Click here to read about lunar eclipses on Election Day.</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: large;" _mce_style="font-size: large;">A final note.&nbsp;<em>Lunar</em>&nbsp;eclipses are safe to view with the unaided eye. Binoculars and telescopes enhance the view, but aren’t required.&nbsp;<a rel="noopener" href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2022-november-8" _mce_href="https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2022-november-8" target="_blank">Visit timeanddate.com to get eclipse timings from your location</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;" _mce_style="font-size: large;">Hat Tip: MJ<br></span></p> </div>