Partial lunar eclipse visible during September’s Super Harvest moon

Tuesday night’s full moon will not only be a Supermoon, it will also have a Partial Lunar Eclipse.

The Harvest Moon, as its called, will just barely pass through the earth’s shadow, casting a dark area over the top of the moon.

Most calendars will show the full Moon on Wednesday based on Greenwich or Universal Time, however locally for the Fond du Lac area, the actual minute the moon is full will be at 10:35 PM Tuesday. The Moon will appear full however for about three days, from Monday evening through Wednesday night.

The Moon will start entering the Earth’s partial shadow Tuesday at 7:41 PM. The slight dimming of the Moon will be difficult to notice until the top edge of the moon starts entering the full shadow at 9:13 PM. The peak of the eclipse will be at 9:44 PM with only the top 8 percent of the Moon in full shadow.

The Moon will finish exiting the full shadow at 10:16 PM and the partial shadow at 11:47 PM.