There is a total lunar eclipse tonight but more than likely we won't get to see it due to clouds! The eclipse starts at 7:43PM with the total eclipse phase running form 9:01PM to 9:51PM and then completely ending at 11:09PM. You might sneak at peak at the sky tonight just in case there are a few breaks in the clouds. If we do miss it, the next total lunar eclipse will not be until December 10, 2010. Lunar eclipses (when the earth's shadow covers the moon) are much more common than solar eclipses (when a new moon glides in front of the sun blocking all or part of it out). The next total solar eclipse for our area is set for August 21, 2017 when around 90% of the sun will disappear. Places along a narrow line from Charleston (South Carolina) to Nashville through Saint Louis and Kansas City will have the sun completely blocked out. Below, the picture on the right is of the August 28, 2007 total lunar eclipse that we saw well and the March 3, 2007 which was visible but low on the horizon.