LIVE Stream: Partial Lunar Eclipse September 17-18, 2024

As we sign off, we’d like to express our heartfelt thanks to our incredible partners: John Williams; Neill Sanders from Go Stargazing; and Ahmad Hasan, Mahmood Hasan, and Khadijah Ahmad from the Dubai Astronomy Group. We couldn’t have done this without you!

We are calling it a day! A big thank you to all who joined us for this spectacular event!

Please join us again on October 2, 2024, for our coverage of an annular solar eclipse.

Meanwhile, stick around and explore our vast astronomy and eclipse resources:

• When’s the next eclipse? How will it look in your city?
• Is there a meteor shower coming soon?
• What planets can you see in your night sky tonight?
• When does the Sun rise and set in your town?
• What phase of the Moon is it today?
• When do the seasons begin?
• How far is the Moon from the Earth today?
• Where on Earth is it night right this moment?

An incredible shot of the Moon and Saturn captured hours before tonight’s eclipse. If you are watching the eclipse, don't forget to take a moment to spot the ringed planet!

Use our Interactive Night Sky Map to find out where to look for Saturn in the night sky above you.

Use our Moon Light World Map to see where the Moon is currently visible on Earth.

We can thank the Full Moon, one of the four primary phases of the Moon, for today’s eclipse. The technical name for the Full Moon, which is just an instant in time, is a Syzygy of the Sun-Moon-Earth system.

What are Moon phases? How many phases does the Moon have? What is the significance of lunar phases? Find answers to all of your Moon-related questions here.

The jury is still out about the formation of our Moon. Many scientists believe a massive body smashed into Earth 4.5 billion years ago, launching molten debris into orbit that fused to become our Moon, an event that may have also contributed to the creation of our oceans.

Read about the Giant Impact hypothesis and other competing theories of our Moon’s birth.