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Lunar Eclipse 2021 – live: ‘Longest eclipse in 580 years’ coinciding with ‘blood’ Beaver Moon begins

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Andrew Griffin,Vishwam Sankaran,Anthony Cuthbertson

Friday 19 November 2021 12:45 GMT

Watch live as the longest partial lunar eclipse of the century seen from Tokyo

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The Moon is about to fall into the Earth’s shadow for the longest duration since the 15th Century, offering stargazers a unique opportunity to observe a lunar eclipse.

The celestial spectacle coincides with the Full Moon, traditionally known as the Beaver Moon by Native American tribes, and will be visible across large parts of the globe, including North America and partially in the UK.

The near-total eclipse will peak for 3 hours and 28 minutes on the night of the 18-19 November, beginning at 9.02am GMT.

The full passing of the Full Moon – which itself peaks at 8.57am GMT – through Earth’s shadow will last more than six hours.

The whole event will be visible across the US but the arrival of the Sun on Friday morning will prevent people in the UK from seeing the latter half of it.

You can follow all the latest Moon action right here.

Hello and welcome...

to The Independent’s live coverage of the second lunar eclipse of 2021 – and the longest in more than half a millennia.

We’ll have all the latest images and updates of the Moon’s movements, as well as info on where best to see the celestial spectacle.

Anthony Cuthbertson18 November 2021 16:59

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