Bozeman Will Be Treated With A Total Lunar Eclipse Early Wednesday Morning

The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the moon turns red.

This is an approximate representation. The eclipse and moon will look slightly different in real life.

Event	Time in Bozeman	Direction	Altitude	Looks like	Comments
Penumbral Eclipse begins	Oct 8 at 2:17 AM	207°	46.5°		The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.
Partial Eclipse begins	Oct 8 at 3:18 AM	226°	40.5°		Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.
Total Eclipse begins	Oct 8 at 4:27 AM	243°	31.1°		Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.
Maximum Eclipse	Oct 8 at 4:55 AM	249°	26.8°		Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.
Total Eclipse ends	Oct 8 at 5:22 AM	254°	22.4°		Total moon eclipse ends.
Partial Eclipse ends	Oct 8 at 6:32 AM	267°	11.0°		Partial moon eclipse ends.
Penumbral Eclipse ends	Oct 8 at 7:32 AM	278°	1.3°		The Earth's penumbra ends. Moon close to horizon, recommend going to a high point.