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When to see the blood moon lunar eclipse in California

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 446 words · By Brian Gallagher
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Add The California Post on Google Californians will be able to see a special sight in the night sky next week, and they won’t need any special eyewear to see it.

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A partial lunar eclipse will take place on August 27-28, where most of the full moon will pass through the Earth’s shadow, turning it a unique shade of red, dubbed a “blood moon.” There was a full total lunar eclipse that showcased the “blood moon” back in…

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Claim 1: “The “blood moon” visual happens because of an effect known as “Rayleigh scattering,” where the Earth’s atmosphere refracts sunlight and projects it onto the moon.”
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Multiple sources explain that the red color is caused by sunlight being filtered and scattered (Rayleigh scattering) by Earth's atmosphere, leaving red wavelengths to reach the moon.
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web search NEUTRAL — Why Are Blood Moons Red? A total lunar eclipse happens when the Moon travels through the Earth’s umbra, which blocks all direct sunlight from illuminating the Moon’s surface.
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/blood-moon.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Sunlight passing through Earth's atmosphere gets filtered and scattered, blue light is removed, leaving only the longer red and orange wavelengths to reach the moon. This is the same effect that makes…
https://www.space.com/what-is-a-blood-moon-when-next-2026
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web search NEUTRAL — This red-orange light, after being refracted by the Earth's shadow, shines on the Moon and creates its characteristic red color. NASA explains that this is why the Moon turns red, sometimes as dark as…
https://www.vietnam.vn/en/dem-nay-dien-ra-sieu-trang-mau-o-v…
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Claim 2: “This blood moon eclipse will be the last time sky watchers in North America will get to see one for over three years.”
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No evidence was provided for this claim.
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Claim 3: “The eclipse will be at its maximum at 12:12 a.m. ET/9:12 p.m. PT”
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One source explicitly lists the maximum/peak eclipse at 12:12 a.m., but this is not corroborated by other independent sources in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — ET, Et or et may refer to:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Et moi, et moi, et moi" (French pronunciation: [e mwa e mwa e mwa], lit. 'And me, and me, and me') is the debut single by French singer-songwriter Jacques Dutronc, released in 1966. It is featured on…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Via et veritas et vita (Classical Latin: [ˈwɪ.a ɛt ˈweːrɪtaːs ɛt ˈwiːta], Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈvi.a et ˈveritas et ˈvita]) is a Latin phrase meaning "the way and the truth and the life". The words …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_et_veritas_et_vita
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Claim 4: “There was a full total lunar eclipse that showcased the “blood moon” back in early March, though it only lasted for about an hour, starting at just after 3 a.m.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of fitness studio advertisements and contains no information regarding a lunar eclipse in March.
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web search NEUTRAL — En Balance Studio tenemos el plan ideal… algo así como un curso de verano, pero versión wellness. 🌿 Seis días para moverte, aprender, conectar y hacer algo por ti.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 29, 2026 · Welcome to your fitness era Balance Studio sigue creciendo y ahora llegamos a una nueva sucursal 🖤 📍Sucursal Poniente Plaza San Javier (frente al ITESCO) 💪 Clases de Barre · Pilates Mat…
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web search NEUTRAL — Balance Studio Sucursal Poniente: Pilates en Coatzacoalcos. Clases de Reformer, Sculpt, Barre y Mat. Reseñas, horarios y contacto en Chismecito Pilates.
https://chismecitopilates.com/estudios/balance-studio-sucurs…
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Claim 5: “There will be a total lunar eclipse that will be visible from North American that will occur on June 26, 2029”
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Claim 6: “This eclipse, at its peak, will show 93% of the moon within Earth’s shadow, known as the “umbra,” according to NASA”
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One source explicitly states that at the biggest moment, about 93% of the Moon's width will be inside the umbra. Another source mentions 96%, but the 93% figure is specifically cited in the context of the umbra.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. This is made possible by Earth being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid su…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program, as well as research in aeronau…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NASA Deep Space Network (DSN) is a worldwide network of spacecraft communication ground segment facilities, located in the United States (California), Spain (Madrid), and Australia (Canberra), tha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_Deep_Space_Network
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Claim 7: “the St. Louis Science Center says that 96% of the moon will be covered”
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While one TikTok source mentions 96% of the moon being within the shadow, there is no evidence provided from the St. Louis Science Center specifically to corroborate this claim. The Wikipedia entries for the center do not mention this event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Forest Park is a public park in western St. Louis, Missouri. It is a prominent civic center and covers 1,326 acres (5.37 km2). Opened in 1876, more than a decade after its proposal, the park has hoste…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Park_(St._Louis)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Saint Louis Science Center, founded as a planetarium in 1963, is a collection of buildings including a science museum and planetarium in St. Louis, Missouri, on the southeastern corner of Forest P…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — St. Louis (officially the City of St. Louis) is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. In 2020, the city proper had …
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Claim 8: “A partial lunar eclipse will take place on August 27-28”
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Multiple web search results confirm a deep partial lunar eclipse occurring on August 27-28 (specifically mentioned as 2026 in some results).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemispher…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mercedes Grabowski (August 23, 1994 – December 5, 2017), known professionally as August Ames, was a Canadian pornographic actress. She appeared in more than 250 films, including a non-pornographic fil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Ames
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — August Floyd Coppola (February 16, 1934 – October 27, 2009) was an American academic, author, film executive, and member of the Coppola family.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Coppola
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Claim 9: “The eclipse will begin at 9:38 p.m. ET/6:38 p.m. PT on Thursday, August 27, ending on Friday, August 28 at 3:01 a.m. ET/12:01 a.m. PT.”
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Web search results confirm the date (August 27-28) and the start time around 9:23 p.m. EDT / 9:38 p.m. ET, though the end time is not explicitly detailed in the snippets, the general timing is supported.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Astrid et Raphaëlle is a Franco-Belgian detective television series which was aired in the United Kingdom as Astrid: Murder in Paris, in Poland as Kryminalne Geniuszki, in the United States simply as …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (or simply E.T.) is a 1982 American science fantasy film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison. It tells the story of Elliott, a boy who …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Order of Arts and Letters (French: Ordre des Arts et des Lettres) is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the Ordre national du Méri…
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Claim 10: “lunar eclipses can be seen with the naked eye, with all of North America able to see at least a partial view of the eclipse”
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Multiple sources confirm that lunar eclipses are safe to view with the naked eye and that this specific event is visible across North America.
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web search NEUTRAL — Viewers can safely watch the eclipse with the naked eye, binoculars, or telescopes, and photographers are advised to use tripods and manual settings for best results.
https://evrimagaci.org/gpt/partial-lunar-eclipse-dazzles-ame…
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web search NEUTRAL — Next week, the Moon is about to do something no one alive has ever seen in this exact geometric configuration — a deep partial lunar eclipse that will plunge more than ninety percent of its surface in…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3IuKJ5Un8I
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web search NEUTRAL — It will be visible to skywatchers across North America and will be the last total lunar eclipse anywhere on Earth until New Year's Eve 2028-2029.
https://www.space.com/what-is-a-blood-moon-when-next-2026
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Claim 11: “there will be another one North America can’t see on December 31, 2028”
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