HOLT, Fla., Aug. 26, 2026—The full moon tomorrow night will put on a show for everyone in North America, clouds permitting.

A near-total lunar eclipse will turn the Moon a coppery red color as it moves into the Earth’s shadow. This event will not produce a “blood moon” because there will not be a total eclipse.

The eclipse is scheduled to begin at 8:25 p.m. The five-and-a-half-hour show ends at 2 a.m. with peak coverage at 11:12 p.m.

At peak coverage, the moon will be 96 percent covered making it a deep-partial coverage.

Unfortunately, tomorrow night’s forecast calls for a 40 percent chance of rain with a chance of showers and thunderstorms pretty much all night. However, there could be enough breaks in the cloud cover to see the eclipse.

The next lunar eclipse viewing opportunity will be Dec. 31, 2028, when a total eclipse occurs.

Timeline

• Eclipse begins 8:23 p.m.
• Peak coverage at 96 percent 11:12 p.m.
• Eclipse ends 2 p.m.