How to Watch the Upcoming Total Eclipse and Supermoon
A supermoon will be above us May 26, and it’s expected to be the largest moon of the year.
A supermoon takes place when the moon is at its closest proximity to Earth and is either full or new.
The late-May supermoon, according to EarthSky.com, marks the closest the moon will be to Earth in 2021. It will be best viewed early in the morning.
The event will also feature a brief total eclipse of the moon, lasting less than 15 minutes, according to EarthSky. A partial umbral eclipse will follow.
Below are the prime times you can see the eclipse happen May 26, according to EarthSky, in the EDT time zone.
Eastern Daylight Time
Partial umbral eclipse begins: 5:45 a.m. EDT
Total eclipse begins: 7:11 a.m. EDT
Greatest eclipse: 7:19 a.m. EDT
Total eclipse ends: 7:26 a.m. EDT
Partial umbral eclipse ends: 8:52 a.m. EDT
