8:15 p.m.: A slight stain should appear on the moon's lower left edge - the penumbra, Earth's light outer shadow that the Moon started entering at 7:35 p.m.

8:43 p.m.: A dark bite will appear in the moon's lower left edge. The moon will start entering the umbra, the central dark part of Earth's shadow. The bite will keep growing. And this curved edge of Earth's shadow will be direct visual proof that Earth is round.

9 to 10 p.m.: Telescopes will show the inky shadow of Earth creeping over exquisite bright lunar craters and mountains. In the country, stars will come out in droves across the sky. Saturn and Regulus burn brighter and brighter. The moon will move slowly farther from Regulus and closer to Saturn.

10 p.m.: The last slice of moon will enter the umbra - the start of the eclipse. There may be a lingering yellow or blue rim on the moon's upper right, but the moon as a whole should now look one or more shades of red or orange.

10:26 p.m.: Mid-eclipse. Saturn and Regulus, the heart of Leo the Lion, will burn brightest.

10:52 p.m.: The eclipse will end. A bright sliver of light should break out at the lower left edge of the moon. The last bit of umbra will disappear from the moon at 12:09 a.m., and the penumbra should disappear by 12:45 a.m.