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Strange Eclipse

By Bob Berman
Published September 15, 2024 at 1:31 PM EDT
1 of 1  — Waxing Crescent Moon
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There’s an eclipse happening! It happens September 17 at 10:12 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Since the Moon orbits around us at a speed of 2,287 miles an hour, it normally takes a full hour for its 2,160-mile-wide body to plunge completely into Earth’s dark umbral shadow. Tune in to hear more about what’s happening in the sky!

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