Watch Total Lunar Eclipse December 2010
Skywatchers will get to witness one of nature's most beautiful spectacles - a total lunar eclipse - during the waning hours of December 20th and into the early hours of December 21st as the Sun, Earth and Moon will align precisely, or very closely so, with the Earth in the middle.
Major Eclipse Phases
| Penumbral Eclipse Begins | 05:29:17 UT |
| Partial Eclipse Begins | 06:32:37 UT |
| Total Eclipse Begins | 07:40:47 UT |
| Greatest Eclipse | 08:16:57 UT |
| Total Eclipse Ends | 08:53:08 UT |
| Partial Eclipse Ends | 10:01:20 UT |
| Penumbral Eclipse Ends | 11:04:31 UT |
During a total lunar eclipse, the Moon's disk can display a spectacular transition of colors from bright orange to blood red and more rarely dark brown to very dark gray. If you'll miss the eclipse on Monday or Tuesday, depending upon your location, you unfortunately must wait until 2014 to experience the next one.
