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Home Blog Super-Duper Blood Moon Eclipse

Super-Duper Blood Moon Eclipse

Posted on May 13, 2022

That’s right, this weekend we get treated to another Blood Moon, this time with a total lunar eclipse to boot! Late Sunday night into the early hours of Monday, if we have clear skies (that’s kind of a big “if” at this point), we will be able to see the entire event from this part of the country.

Lunar eclipses only occur during a full moon, and this one comes with the added bonus of being a Super Moon—which means the moon will be in the spot in its orbit closest to Earth.

At the peak of the eclipse, when it has reached totality, the moon will appear to be an orangey-red color, hence the name “blood moon”. And just a reminder of why the moon looks red during the eclipse: when the moon travels through the Earth's shadow, the only light that hits the lunar surface has been filtered through the Earth's atmosphere. Blue light is a shorter wavelength, so it hits the Earth's atmosphere and scatters. But longer wavelength red and orange light travels straight through, hitting far fewer molecules in our atmosphere, so that's the dominant color we see.

The specifics of when the event occurs and where to see it will vary some by your location, but in our area in general, the partial eclipse will begin at 10:28 p.m. EST on Sunday night. The Blood Moon will peak at 12:11 a.m. Monday morning, with the event ending at 1:55 a.m. To see the eclipse’s path and determine exactly when things are happening in your location, plug in your info here.

Want to get some pics? Here’s a nice guide on how to photograph a lunar eclipse.

So let’s cross our fingers for clear skies Sunday night! If you get a good photo of it, please post it on Facebook or Instagram, and tag us! @ChikamingOpenLands.