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A partial solar eclipse comes later this month after the total lunar eclipse: Here's when
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What is a total lunar eclipse? Here's how a rare 'blood moon' will appear this week
'Blood Moon' Lunar Eclipse Arrives This Week: How and When to Watch It
The March event is a total lunar eclipse thanks to the positions of the sun, Earth and moon in relation to each other. Earth will drape its shadow over the moon until the moon is blanketed by the darkest part of the shadow. This doesn't blot out the moon, but it creates a change in its color.
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.
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TCPalm on MSNWill I be able to see the lunar eclipse from Florida? Weather conditions for March 13The 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.
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Space.com on MSNWhat's the difference between a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse?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.
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