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Louisville, Kentucky – Kentuckians should mark March 3 now, when a rare 58-minute Blood Moon will unfold across the state, delivering Kentucky’s last visible total lunar eclipse until 2028.
According to NASA eclipse timing data, totality begins at 6:04 a.m. Eastern Time on March 3 and peaks at 6:33 a.m., when the Moon turns deep red inside Earth’s shadow. In eastern Kentucky, including Lexington and Pikeville, totality runs from 6:04 to 7:03 a.m. ET. In western and central Kentucky, including Louisville and Bowling Green, which observe Central Time, totality occurs from 5:04 to 6:03 a.m. CT. The Moon will sit low along the western horizon and may set during totality, tightening the viewing window as sunrise approaches…