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Omaha, Nebraska – Nebraskans should mark March 3 now, when a rare 58-minute Blood Moon will unfold across the state, delivering Nebraska’s last visible total lunar eclipse until 2028.
According to NASA eclipse timing data, totality begins at 5:04 a.m. Central Time on March 3 and peaks at 5:33 a.m., when the Moon turns deep red inside Earth’s shadow. In eastern and central Nebraska, including Omaha, Lincoln, Grand Island and Kearney, totality runs from 5:04 to 6:03 a.m. CT. In the western Panhandle, including Scottsbluff, which observes Mountain Time, totality occurs from 4:04 to 5:03 a.m. MT. The Moon will sit low along the western horizon and may set during totality, narrowing the viewing window as sunrise approaches…