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Lunar eclipse viewed over the Illinois Valley

Next lunar eclipse is in March 2025

By Scott Anderson

A view of the partial lunar eclipse at it's peak on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024 in Princeton. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon. The next total lunar eclipse will be on Friday, March 14, 2025. — A view of the partial lunar eclipse at its peak on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Princeton. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon. The next total lunar eclipse will be on Friday, March 14, 2025. (Scott Anderson)

September 18, 2024 at 5:00 am CDT

Photo editor Scott Anderson captured a view of the partial lunar eclipse Tuesday at its peak.

A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is between the sun and the moon. The next total lunar eclipse will be Friday, March 14.

A view of the partial lunar eclipse at it's peak on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024 in Princeton. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon. The next total lunar eclipse will be on Friday, March 14, 2025. — The partial lunar eclipse is photographed at its peak Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in Princeton. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is between the sun and the moon. The next total lunar eclipse will be Friday, March 14. (Scott Anderson)