BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A lunar eclipse, also known as a “Blood Moon,” will happen in the early morning hours of March 3. The peak of the eclipse, when the highest totality will be, is at 5:33 a.m.
The red hue the moon will take on is due to the shadow of the Earth being cast on it. A solar eclipse is when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, while a lunar eclipse is when the Earth passes between the sun and the moon.
TIMING, HOW TO SEE IT
The event will take place over a few hours. In local time, the partial eclipse will begin at 3:50 a.m. The full eclipse will begin at 5:07 a.m., reach totality at 5:33 a.m., and end at 6:02 a.m. The event will completely end at 8:23 a.m. when the moon is already below the horizon in our area.
You don’t need special glasses or lenses to view this; you’re looking at the moon, not the sun. You will likely just need to set your alarm early enough to view it happening.
WEATHER
The biggest challenge to seeing the moon will be cloud cover. On Tuesday, winds will begin to shift out of the east and even southeast. Lower-level moisture will increase over time, allowing for cloud development. In a normal full moon scenario, the moon would be bright enough to be able to spot through thinner clouds. As the moon takes on a red color, it won’t be as bright and may not be able to be spotted through the clouds…