A total lunar eclipse will take place on March 13-14. It will be visible from Virginia as well as the Pacifics, North and South Americas, Western Europe and Western Africa.
According to NASA, the eclipse will start at 11:57 p.m on March 13 and will end at 6 a.m on March 14. You won’t need any special equipment to view the eclipse happening, but using a telescope or binoculars will give you a clearer view.
The moon will appear in Earth’s umbra at 1:09 a.m. on March 14, which is when the eclipse will first start to be noticeable. Part of the moon will seem to have disappeared.
Lunar eclipses happen because the Earth comes in between the sun and the moon and the Earth’s shadow falls on the moon. In this eclipse, the moon will turn red from 2:26 a.m. to 3:31 a.m. on March 14.