It'll be viewable from North and South America, Greenland, Iceland, Europe, northern and western Africa plus the Arctic region of the globe. Or you can watch online. Check out the map below for links, and read more.
This year's farthest apogee (moon's farthest monthly point) comes on February 5, and the closest perigee (moon's closest monthly point) occurs some 2 weeks later, on February 19. Read more.
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View larger. | At greatest eclipse, the totally eclipsed moon will be straight overhead (at zenith) over western Cuba, where it's just after midnight local time on January 21 (05:12 UTC on January 21). Those to the west (left) of this spot (most of North America, Hawaii) will see the moon at greatest eclipse on the evening of January 20. Those to the east (right) of this spot (Europe and Africa) will see the moon at its greatest eclipse in their western sky on the morning of January 21. Click here for times in North America. Click here for online viewing. Or try here, here, or here.
Venus and Jupiter from Dennis Schoenfelder in Alamosa, Colorado. Have you been watching them inch closer in the east before sunup? Closest January 22. Venus is the brighter one! See more photos from the EarthSky community.
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