Tonight and tomorrow night, the moon will be at nearly the same full moon phase. At 11:09 a.m. Sunday, the moon will be directly lined up with Earth and the sun, so the moon will pass through Earth's shadow to make a lunar eclipse.
Unfortunately for us in the Western Hemisphere, the moon will still be below the horizon and not rise for several hours later. Those in eastern Africa, the Middle East, most of Asia, and western Australia will be able to experience at least some part of the total lunar eclipse.
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