When Is The Lunar Eclipse 2024. An eclipse happens when a planet or a moon gets in the way of the sun’s light. In 2024, the first eclipse pair is a lunar eclipse in libra on march 25 at 5°07' at 3:00 a.m.

The lunar eclipse will reach its maximum phase, whereby the moon is obscured by earth’s darkest shadow, the umbra, at approximately 10:44 p.m. Nasa explains how and when to see it.