The Full Moon of the night of May 15-16 appears between the claws of the constellation Scorpius, the Scorpion.
(Shown about 10:00 PM for mid-Northern latitudes.)
Scheduled air date: 2003 May 05-11
The Full Moon of the night of May 15-16 appears between the claws of the
constellation Scorpius, the Scorpion.
(Shown about 10:00 PM for mid-Northern latitudes.)
Get ready for the first of two Total Lunar
Eclipses this year!
On the same night, the Earth will pass
between the Sun and the Moon, and the Moon will pass through Earth's shadow,
forming a Total Lunar Eclipse visible from all of North America (weather
permitting)! During the darker umbral phase, the Moon will turn a
beautiful, dark orange-red, which shouldn't be missed!
(Background stars and Ecliptic are shown for mid-Eclipse from central United
States, and will vary slightly with your location and time.)
Below are key event
times for the primary North American time zones:
Total Lunar
Eclipse — Night of 2003 May 15*
| Event | Pacific (PDT) | Mountain (MDT) | Central (CDT) | Eastern (EDT) | Atlantic (ADT) |
| Moon enters penumbra | 6:05 PM | 7:05 PM | 8:05 PM | 9:05 PM | 10:05 PM |
| Moon enters umbra | 7:03 PM | 8:03 PM | 9:03 PM | 10:03 PM | 11:03 PM |
| Totality begins | 8:14 PM | 9:14 PM | 10:14 PM | 11:14 PM | 12:14 AM |
| Mid-eclipse | 8:40 PM | 9:40 PM | 10:40 PM | 11:40 PM | 12:40 AM |
| Totality ends | 9:06 PM | 10:06 PM | 11:06 PM | 12:06 AM | 1:06 AM |
| Moon exits umbra | 10:17 PM | 11:17 PM | 12:17 AM | 1:17 AM | 2:17 AM |
| Moon exits penumbra | 11:15 AM | 12:15 AM | 1:15 AM | 2:15 AM | 3:15 AM |
*Times shown after midnight (AM) are the morning of 2003 May 16.
The Moon will rise after the eclipse has begun for northwestern parts of North America. Check Moonrise time for your area.
A second Total Lunar Eclipse visible from North America will occur later this year on the night of November 8-9.
If you wish to view illustrations for other episodes, please see our Star Gazer Illustrated directory.
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