In the late evening of Thursday, Nov. 18, or more closely to Friday morning beginning at 2:18 a.m. the moon will noticeably appear to move into the Earth’s shadow.
Peak eclipse will be at 4:03 a.m. This is a partial eclipse, not a total, but you’ll still be pleased by what you see.

Only 97 per cent of the moon will be fully covered by the darkest portion of the Earth’s shadow, the umbra. At mid-eclipse you’ll see that the lowest portion of the moon will appear brighter than the rest.

The best time to begin looking is an hour before the peak eclipse all the way to the arrival of dawn.

Observers in all of the United States, and that includes Hawaii, will be able to watch. The color of the moon during mid-eclipse will tell us about our own atmosphere. Imagine that if you were standing on the Moon during the eclipse, looking at the Earth, the Earth would appear to block the view of the sun. A ring of light, our atmosphere, will glow and draw a ring around the Earth.

At mid-eclipse you will be able to see that the moon is in the zodiacal constellation Taurus.