Not only is this Sunday’s moon a full moon so it will appear larger and brighter than usual, stargazers will be treated to a lunar eclipse, when the Earth’s shadow will obscure the moon for part of the evening, creating a reddish-orange glow. A total lunar eclipse happens when the moon and the sun are on exact opposite sides of Earth, according to NASA. Earth blocks the sunlight that normally reaches the moon, instead of the sunlight hitting the moon’s surface, Earth’s shadow will fall on it.
When the partial eclipse begins skywatcher will notice a “little notch is taken out of the moon”, according to Brian Murphy, director of Indiana’s Holcomb Observatory & Planetarium and Butler University professor.
He said: “The moon starts to enter into the Earth’s shadow in a portion called the umbra when the sun is totally blocked out.
“Earth is moving from right to left through the shadow.”
The January 20 supermoon is the first of three supermoons in 2019.
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The others will fall on February 19 and March 21.
Eclipse 2019 USA: The eclipse will be visible in its entirety in the USA (Image: Getty )
What time is the Super Blood Wolf Moon in the USA?
Hawaii Standard Time e.g Honolulu
Penumbral Eclipse begins: Not directly visible
Partial Eclipse begins: Not directly visible
Total Eclipse begins: 6.41pm (Sunday, January 20)
Maximum Eclipse: 7.12pm (Sunday, January 20)
Total Eclipse ends: 7.43pm (Sunday, January 20)
Partial Eclipse ends: 8.50pm (Sunday, January 20)
Penumbral Eclipse ends: 9.58pm (Sunday, January 20)
Alaska Standard Time e.g Anchorage
Penumbral Eclipse begins: 5.36pm (Sunday, January 20)
Partial Eclipse begins: 6.33pm (Sunday, January 20)
Total Eclipse begins: 7.41pm (Sunday, January 20)
Maximum Eclipse: 8.12pm (Sunday, January 20)
Total Eclipse ends: 8.43pm (Sunday, January 20)
Partial Eclipse ends: 9.50pm (Sunday, January 20)
Penumbral Eclipse ends: 10.48pm (Sunday, January 20)
Eclipse 2019 USA: The January 20 supermoon is the first of three supermoons in 2019 (Image: Getty )
Pacific Standard Time e.g Los Angeles
Penumbral Eclipse begins: 6.36pm (Sunday, January 20)
Partial Eclipse begins: 7.33pm (Sunday, January 20)
Total Eclipse begins: 8.41pm (Sunday, January 20)
Maximum Eclipse: 9.12pm (Sunday, January 20)
Total Eclipse ends: 9.43pm (Sunday, January 20)
Partial Eclipse ends: 10.50pm (Sunday, January 20)
Penumbral Eclipse ends: 11.48pm (Sunday, January 20)
Mountain Standard Time e.g Salt Lake City
Penumbral Eclipse begins: 7.36pm (Sunday, January 20)
Partial Eclipse begins: 8.33pm (Sunday, January 20)
Total Eclipse begins: 9.41pm (Sunday, January 20)
Maximum Eclipse: 10.12pm (Sunday, January 20)
Total Eclipse ends: 10.43pm (Sunday, January 20)
Partial Eclipse ends: 11.50pm (Sunday, January 20)
Penumbral Eclipse ends: 12.48am (Monday, January 21)
A total lunar eclipse happens when the moon and the sun are on exact opposite sides of Earth (Image: Getty )
Central Standard Time e.g Chicago
Penumbral Eclipse begins: 8.36pm (Sunday, January 20)
Partial Eclipse begins: 9.33pm (Sunday, January 20)
Total Eclipse begins: 10.41pm (Sunday, January 20)
Maximum Eclipse: 11.12pm (Sunday, January 20)
Total Eclipse ends: 11.43pm (Sunday, January 20)
Partial Eclipse ends: 12.50am (Monday, January 21)
Penumbral Eclipse ends: 1.48am (Monday, January 21)
Eastern Standard Time e.g New York
Penumbral Eclipse begins: 9.36pm (Sunday, January 20)
Partial Eclipse begins: 10.33pm (Sunday, January 20)
Total Eclipse begins: 11.41pm (Sunday, January 20)
Maximum Eclipse: 12.12am (Monday, January 21)
Total Eclipse ends: 12.43am (Monday, January 21)
Partial Eclipse ends: 1.50am (Monday, January 21)
Penumbral Eclipse ends: 2.48am (Monday, January 21)