Total Lunar Eclipse Coming to Minnesota Tonight

Sky-watchers are in for a treat tonight, when a total lunar eclipse will be visible (weather permitting) across all of Minnesota.

The eclipse will begin at 8:36 pm, lasting for 5 hours and 12 minutes, before ending at 1:48 am Monday morning. The 'total' phase of the eclipse will last from 10:41 pm to 11:43 pm.

Tonight's total lunar eclipse will be the last visible in the United States until 2022.

Watch Lunar Eclipse 101 from National Geographic

The weather forecast for tonight across central Minnesota is for mostly cloudy skies -- so as of now, it looks like Mother Nature might block this whole thing out.