Rare Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse Will Be Visible From NJ

Get ready to gaze up at the night sky!

A rare blood moon total lunar eclipse will be visible from New Jersey next month.

So if you're not already working the overnight shift or suffering from insomnia, you going to want to set your alarm for the middle of the night to catch this spectacular event.

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This rare event is a sight to see!

A total lunar eclipse only happens during a full moon when the sun, Earth, and the moon align and the moon passes into the Earth's shadow.

The moon appears reddish-orange in color.

Here's what you need to know...

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A Rare Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse Occurs In March

You'll be able to see it from New Jersey during the early hours of March 14th!

NorthJersey.com reports:

A total lunar eclipse will begin at 2:26 a.m. when the entire moon is in the Earth's umbra. This is when the moon will appear as coppery-red. By 3:31 a.m., the moon will exit the Earth's umbra, and the red color fades. It will again appear as though a "bite" was taken from the moon, this time on the other side. The partial eclipse will wrap at 4:47 a.m., with the enter eclipse ending at 6 a.m., NASA said.

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It's been a few years since the last total lunar eclipse and the next one won't be visible from the United States again until next year so you're not going to want to miss this.

You know pictures will be all over Facebook later that day, but get up early and you can experience it live!