Last time it was this long Henry VI was King of England
Skygazers are in for quite a celestial show.
The longest partial lunar eclipse in almost 600 years is expected to last a total of 208.4 minutes
The last time a partial eclipse lasted that long was on February 18th, 1440 when Henry VI was the King of England and the Inca Empire was still growing.
So for night owls remember to look up in in the sky starting around 2:18 in the morning.
According to the experts at the Holcomb Observatory the maximum eclipse will hit around 4:02 when 97 percent of the moon will be in the darkest part of Earth’s shadow.
Here is the specifics from Holcomb:
Penumbral Portion of Eclipse begins: 1:02 AM EST
Partial Lunar Eclipse Begins at: 2:18 AM EST
Maximum Eclipse: 4:02 AM EST (97% of Moon in darkest part of the Earth’s shadow)
Partial Lunar Eclipse Ends at: 5:47 AM EST
Penumbral portion of Eclipse Ends at: 7:03 AM EST
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