Tonight's Lunar Eclipse Details - Courtesy of Jonathan Cainer Just before midnight tonight*, as the moon becomes completely full, the earth will cast a subtle shadow across its face. This 'darkening of the moon' is seen, in some traditions, as inauspicious. I prefer to think of it as 'cathartic'. Though we often find ourselves facing our fears at such times, we need no more worry about a penumbral eclipse than we need be afraid of our own shadow! *London time 11.35pm. Other timings: New York: 7.35pm, Tuesday; India: 4.35am, Wednesday; Perth: 7.35am, Wednesday. The eclipse is visible from all of Africa and Europe. Observers throughout most of North America will find the eclipse already in progress as the Moon rises on Tuesday evening. However, no eclipse will be visible from westernmost North America (Yukon, British Columbia, Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California) since the event ends there before moonrise. Similarly the event is not visible from Eastern Australia or north and central Japan.