The only partial lunar eclipse of the year will occur on Tuesday evening and will be visible across North Texas. We expect mostly clear weather.

September’s full moon is the second of four consecutive supermoons expected this year. A supermoon occurs when the moon is particularly close to Earth and appears brighter than normal. At its fullest, the moon will be more than 220,000 miles away. This proximity combined with a full moon makes it a supermoon because it appears slightly larger and brighter in the sky.

A partial lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth moves between the Sun and the full Moon without being perfectly aligned. During a total lunar eclipse, the Moon moves directly into the Earth’s shadow and takes on a reddish color. The color is the result of the sunrises and sunsets in the Earth’s atmosphere being projected onto the surface of the eclipsed Moon. In the skies over North Texas, the Earth’s shadow appears as a dark streak on the Moon.

This event will be observed over Europe and large parts of Asia, Africa, North America and South America.

Here are the times when you can observe the different phases of the solar eclipse:

• A partial eclipse begins at 7:41 p.m. CDT
• The partial solar eclipse begins at 9:12 p.m. CDT
• The maximum solar eclipse is at 9:44 p.m. CDT
• The partial solar eclipse ends at 10:15 p.m. CDT
• The partial eclipse ends at 11:47 p.m. CDT

Unlike a solar eclipse, there is no harm in viewing a lunar eclipse.

Enjoy this astronomical event. Keep looking up, Texas!