Tracy Ann

🌒 If you’re willing to sacrifice a bit of sleep in the early hours of Friday 14 March then you could catch a partial lunar eclipse from the UK, also🌒 If you’re willing to sacrifice a bit of sleep in the early hours of Friday 14 March then you could catch a partial lunar eclipse from the UK, also known as a ‘blood moon’ because the Moon can turn a reddish hue.
🌒 At around 4am the full Moon will begin passing through the lighter part of Earth’s shadow (the penumbra). However, the eclipse will really kick into action around 5.09am when it begins moving through the darker part of the shadow (the umbra).
🌒 The peak of the eclipse will occur at 6.19am from London (timings may vary for other parts of the UK) because the Moon will unfortunately set below the horizon before the eclipse's actual maximum. However, most of North and South America will see a total eclipse.
🌒 The red tint seen during a lunar eclipse occurs because the Moon is illuminated by sunlight that has passed through the Earth's atmosphere and has been bent back towards the Moon by refraction.  More ...