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Portland Lunar Eclipse Thursday And Friday: What You Missed

Surprisingly, rain and clouds in the Portland area guaranteed that many Oregonians didn't see the lunar eclipse.

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It's the rainy season in Portland and the surrounding area. That means many Oregonians didn't see what others saw around the country – an almost total lunar eclipse.
It's the rainy season in Portland and the surrounding area. That means many Oregonians didn't see what others saw around the country – an almost total lunar eclipse. (Colin Miner/Patch)

PORTLAND, OR — Across all 50 states, there was an amazing sight on Thursday night/Friday morning – an almost total lunar eclipse that was the longest-lasting one in nearly 600 years.

Make that across 49 states (maybe fewer).

As Oregon has pretty much entered what residents affectionately (not really) call the "rainy season," many Oregonians didn't see it.

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The shadow of the Earth will start covering the moon at 10:02 p.m.

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The largest part of the eclipse happened almost exactly 3 hours later – at 1:03 a.m.

The eclipse, which covered around 98 percent of the moon, lasted around 25 minutes after the peak.

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