Go to be early tonight so you can wake up bright and early tomorrow (October 8) to catch the remarkable lunar event, The Earth will be positioned between the sun and moon, causing the moon, cast in the Earth's shadow, to glow red.
NASA says that tomorrow morning's Blood Moon—the second lunar eclipse of 2014—is best seen from the Pacific Ocean, but those of us in Washington DC will also get a good view if tonight's rain stops in time. But you'll need to wake up early to catch it.
The moon is set to fall beneath the western horizon between roughly 6:50 and 7:30 a.m. ET, which is when the Blood Moon should be at its peak. The D.C. moonset is scheduled for 7:16 a.m., and the eclipsing is supposed to begin at 5:15 a.m., so be sure to wake up early. The total eclipse cycle is expected to begin at 6:25 a.m. for Eastern Seaboard residents and will end by 7:24 a.m. Bonus: sunrise is expected to begin at 7:11 a.m., so you have a chance to catch both the sunrise and Blood Moon simultaneously (because they are happening in opposite directions). This is called a selenelion.
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