Lunar Eclipse – Tahoe City Jan 20 2019
The weather may not cooperate for the lunar eclipse in Tahoe City tonight, January 20, 2019, but if it does, we should see a super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse.
Tonight between 8:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. we should be able to see the full lunar eclipse process here in the greater Tahoe City – North Lake Tahoe and Truckee area.
What makes tonight’s lunar eclipse special?
This is the only lunar eclipse in 2019, and the next lunar eclipse won’t be until 2021, so if the weather clears, this should be something not to be missed.
During the eclipse, the moon should turn the moon into a red-orange color, which is why the eclipse has the name “Blood Moon”.
The entire process in the Tahoe City area will start at 6:36 p.m. and will be completed by 11:48 p.m. PST.
If you’ll be up in the greater Tahoe City – North Lake Tahoe/Truckee area, which is on Pacific Standard Time (PST) here is the Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse Schedule:
Lunar Eclipse – Tahoe City January 20, 2019
- Moon begins the eclipse process at 6:36 p.m.
- Partial eclipse of moon eclipse begins 8:24 p.m. (about 75% of the moon is covered)
- Total eclipse begins 8:36 p.m. through 9:13 p.m.
- By 9:43 p.m. the eclipse begins the process to end the eclipse
- Partial eclipse of moon 10 p.m. (about 75% of the moon is covered as the process reverses itself)
- Moon completes the eclipse process 11:48 p.m.
Check out Space.com for more information on this eclipse, which has great information on the entire process!
The sun will set around 5:07 p.m. PST in Tahoe City, which should make for good viewing conditions if we weren’t expecting snow today.
If the weather breaks, your best places for seeing the lunar eclipse will be any where you can see the moon, but my recommendation would be to head to one of our public beach areas and watch it over Lake Tahoe.
- Downtown Tahoe City at Commons Beach
- Downtown Carnelian Bay at the Public Beaches
- Downtown Kings Beach at the Public Beaches
The full moon is always impressive over Lake Tahoe, but if we can see the eclipse and the changing of the color of the moon will be spectacular.
While they are forecasting 5-8 inches of new snow tonight, I hope we get a break in the weather and can experience this lunar eclipse.
These rare astronomy events are worth making the effort to see and who knows where you’ll be in 2021, so hopefully we’ll get to see tonight’s event.
If you’ll be here in greater Tahoe City – North Lake Tahoe area this weekend, don’t miss the Lunar Eclipse this Sunday, January, 20, 2019!
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Lunar Eclipse – Tahoe City Jan 20 2019