This is the first total lunar eclipse in 2½ years.

The April 2014 full moon will pass directly through Earth’s dark (umbral) shadow, to stage a total eclipse of the moon for nearly 1 and 1/3 hours, during the night time hours on April 14 or 15 (depending upon time zone). A partial umbral eclipse precedes totality by over an hour, and follows totality by over an hour, so the moon takes a little more than 3 and ½ hours to completely sweep through the Earth’s dark shadow.

North and South America, plus islands of the Pacific (such as Hawaii) are in the best position worldwide to watch the total eclipse of the moon on the night of April 14-15. Elsewhere around the world, New Zealand can watch the total eclipse shortly after sunset on April 15, and the eastern part of Australia can see the total eclipse, at least in part, starting at sunset on April 15.
Partial umbral eclipse begins: 5:58 Universal Time (UT)

Total eclipse begins: 7:07 UT
Greatest eclipse: 7:46 UT
Total eclipse ends: 8:25 UT
Partial umbral eclipse ends: 9:33 UT