A total lunar eclipse will be visible in the wee hours of Tuesday morning in Colorado, shortly before the sun rises and the moon sets.
The timing may not be great for your sleep cycle. But before you decide it isn’t worth getting up early, be advised Denver won’t have another total lunar eclipse until June of 2029.
Partial eclipse will begin at 2:50 a.m., and total eclipse will begin at 4:04 a.m., with maximum darkness occurring at 4:33 a.m. The period of total eclipse ends at 5:02 a.m., with partial eclipse continuing until 6:17 a.m. The moon will set at 6:33 a.m., four minutes before sunrise.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between a full moon and the sun, casting its shadow on the moon. A partial lunar eclipse occurs when part of the moon remains outside of the earth’s shadow. Denver will have a partial lunar eclipse on Aug. 28.
After the 2029 lunar eclipse, Denver won’t see another until 2033.
Denver’s most recent total lunar eclipses occurred in May of 2021, May of 2022, November of 2022 and March of 2025. The 2021 eclipse coincided with a super moon.
There will be two super moons this year on Nov. 24 and Dec. 23.
