HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A total lunar eclipse will take place Thursday, March 13, and will be visible here in Hawaii.
A partial eclipse will begin at 7:09 p.m. as the moon is rising Thursday evening. Look to the east during the beginning of the eclipse due to the moon being close to the horizon.
The total eclipse will begin at 8:26 p.m. and last until 9:31 p.m.
The maximum eclipse, when the moon is closest to the center of the Earth’s shadow, will be at 8:58 p.m.
To find the stages and times of the eclipse where you are, click here and enter your location in the search bar.
A lunar eclipse is often referred to as a blood moon due to the way light is scattered by the Earth’s atmosphere.
The Earth’s atmosphere scatters colors and wavelengths of light differently. Blue light is typically easily scattered by the Earth’s atmosphere.
Red light, on the other hand, is scattered less by the atmosphere, allowing some of it to pass through and reach the moon during a lunar eclipse.
The red light passing through the atmosphere is what gives the moon a red hue during a total lunar eclipse.
The shorter the wavelength, the more easily it is scattered by the atmosphere. Blue light has a short wavelength. Red light has a long wavelength.
This scattering is also the same reason that the sky appears blue during the day.
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