{"id":496366,"date":"2026-02-28T22:17:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T22:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/496366\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T22:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T22:17:07","slug":"hawaii-to-get-a-front-row-seat-to-an-upcoming-lunar-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/496366\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii to get a front-row seat to an upcoming lunar eclipse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; Hawaii will be one of the only places in the world in the direct path of an upcoming lunar eclipse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Monday, March 2 at 11 p.m. the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bishopmuseum.org\/planetarium\/astronomy-resources\/phases-of-the-moon\/#:~:text=These%20dates%20are%20limited%20to,ends%20around%207:51%20p.m.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bishopmuseum.org\/planetarium\/astronomy-resources\/phases-of-the-moon\/#:~:text=These%20dates%20are%20limited%20to,ends%20around%207:51%20p.m.\">UH Institute for Astronomy<\/a> and Bishop Museum are hosting a watch party whether you\u2019re a night owl, astronomy enthusiast, or just eclipse-curious, this is a rare opportunity to experience the wonder of totality in community. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Attendees can use telescopes and binoculars to view the rare occurrence. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Bishop Museum is running their planetarium, and you\u2019ll be able to join us, ask questions about the eclipse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The moment of maximum eclipse is expected around 1:30 a.m. local time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth comes between the Sun and the full Moon. A total lunar eclipse is when the Earth\u2019s shadow falls on the moon and turns it to a red, coppery, brownish color.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Residents will have to wait until Dec. 31, 2028 for the next one but Hawaii will not be quite as well placed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The goal for the event is to make astronomy feel fun and approachable for everyone. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Organizers are excited to provide keiki and families with the opportunity to learn more about science and astronomy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">They hope to inspire the next generation of local science and technology leaders. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Organizers are enthusiastic about sharing their science, and a lot of that energy gets transported to the general public, and that\u2019s what we hope the public will come away with.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bishopmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bishopmuseum.org\/\">Click here for more information on the Bishop Museum and information on the watch party.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 Hawaii News Now. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; Hawaii will be one of the only places in the world in the direct path&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":496367,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[61287,226957,79633,226958,79,193,226956,123393],"class_list":{"0":"post-496366","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-space","8":"tag-bishop-museum","9":"tag-eclipes","10":"tag-lunar-eclipse","11":"tag-roy-gal","12":"tag-science","13":"tag-space","14":"tag-uh-institute-for-astronomy","15":"tag-watch-party"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=496366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496366\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/496367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=496366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=496366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=496366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}