The total lunar eclipse will be visible throughout the U.S. on the night of March 13-14. The website Time and Date predicts the moon will complete all of the eclipse phases in 6 hours and 3 minutes.

Tonight’s lunar eclipse will have a totality phase that begins at 2:26 a.m. and remains until 3:31 a.m., when the moon will begin to exit the Earth’s shadow.

The best time to see the total lunar eclipse is between 2:26 and 3:31 a.m. EDT, 1:26 and 2:31 a.m. CDT. At that time, the moon will appear coppery red to the naked eye.

As the total lunar eclipse winds down, the process plays out in reverse. The moon’s red coloring begins to fade and the dark part shrinks down until the moon’s appearance returns to its ...