As the countdown to the year's first total lunar eclipse begins, here's what to know about the difference between a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse.
The total lunar eclipse will be March 13 and March 14. On the Treasure Coast, the eclipse's phases will begin, peak and end around these times, according to Time and Date AS: Penumbral — when the moon moves through the Earth's shadow — will begin at 11:57 p.m. March 13.
However, one key question forms the basis of the conversation: What's the difference between a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse? Here's everything you need to know about how the positions of Earth, the moon and the sun combine to create some of the sky's most spectacular events.