The upcoming lunar eclipse, which, weather permitting, will be visible throughout the Americas, did not receive much advance publicity. In fact, there are two more total lunar eclipses coming up, one on July 16 of this year and another next January 9. Astrologers have always gotten riled up about eclipses. I said that, but the Eclipse blocked my self awareness and over sensitized my emotional reactions. A partial eclipse happens when only a portion of the moon is obscured by shadow.
Any cast shadow has a partial area canned a penumbra and completely dark area call an umbra.
The penumbra has some illumination and some shade, the umbra is complete full shading of an object from a source of illumination. Since this is a total eclipse, we will see the moon enter the penumbra, then the umbra, then there will be a period of totality, followed by the moon leaving the umbra, and the penumbra. Here are the times of the event for New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles, following the 24-hour clock convention. You can use these times to calculate the approximate times where you live if you're in the United States. Realize that the times vary not only with regard to location, but also the relative latitude and longitude of your location.