Total Lunar Eclipse Thursday Night and Friday Morning This Week03/13/2025You’ll want to look up at the night sky Thursday and Friday to watch a total lunar eclipse, which will be visible across North America, weather permitting. Here's the timeline of the eclipse from NASA. All times are eastern daylight time:Penumbral eclipse begins - 11:57 p.m. Thursday, March 13Partial eclipse begins - 1:09 a.m. Friday, March 14Totality begins - 2:26 a.m. Friday, March 14Totality ends - 3:31 a.m. Friday, March 14Partial eclipse ends - 4:47 a.m. Friday, March 14Penumbral eclipse ends - 6:00 a.m. Friday, March 14The moon appears red during a lunar eclipse because the only light shining on the moon passes through the earth’s atmosphere. Click here for more details about the lunar eclipse.