For those experiencing the eclipse as the Moon sets… Don’t despair. Then, you have 1 hour and 18 minutes left as the Moon slowly slides out of the Earth’s shadow once again.įor a significant portion of “Universe Today” readers, the entire eclipse will be visible and it’s time to enjoy the last we’ll see for a couple of years. (Sorry, to the good folks down under and in the Far East… no eclipse will be visible.) Totality will begin at 10:01 pm EAST, 09:01 pm CST, 08:01 pm, MST, 07:01 pm PST, and 03:01 am GMT and end precisely 50 minutes later. For viewers in Europe and Africa, the action begins at the beginning of a new day – on February 21 at 01:43 am GMT.

For viewer on Eastern Standard Time the eclipse will enter the partial phase on February 20 at 08:43 pm for Central Standard Time, 07:43 pm for Mountain Standard Time, 06:43 pm and Pacific Standard Time at 05:43 pm – before sunset.