The full moon will slip into the Earth’s shadow late Sunday night. If the weather cooperates this could be one of the best lunar eclipses we’ve seen in years.

The evening begins with a bright full moon rising in the east over Chappaquiddick. As the moon gets higher and higher, it slips into the Earth’s shadow.

Though the eclipse starts earlier, the best evidence of change occurs at 10:28 p.m, when the moon starts slipping into the darkest part of the shadow, the umbra. Total eclipse starts at 11:29 p.m.

The moon is darkest after midnight at 12:12 a.m. Monday morning. The moon will start to come out of the shadow at 1:56 a.m.

Expect the moon to be a dull red during total eclipse, so dark, you may have to hunt around the sky to find it. Take note of all the night’s stars being visible, no longer competing with a brilliant full moon.