August 2017
The total eclipse will only be visible in the extreme southern section of Illinois (Carbondale area)
18:21 GMT 8/21/17
However. several partial eclipses are visible before this date including 5/20/12.
For the Garden State the next partial solar eclipses will be November 3, 2013, and October 23, 2014 -- but we only see a very small bit of these events at sunrise and sunset respectively. The next decent partial solar eclipse won't be until August 21, 2017.
The next total solar eclipse visible in Essex County, NJ will be on May 1, 2079. It would require substantial improvements in geriatric health care for you to be able to see it.
If you really want to see a total solar eclipse sooner than that, take a field trip to South Carolina on August 21, 2017, which will be the next total solar eclipse visible in North America. The next total solar eclipse visible in the US after that will be on April 8, 2024, on a line from Indianapolis to Cleveland, OH to Rochester NY.
For New York:
April 14, 2014
8/12/17
Lunar phases are tightly related to both kinds of eclipse: -- A lunar eclipse can occur only at the time of Full Moon. -- A solar eclipse can occur only at the time of New Moon.
This is called a lunar eclipse. (A solar eclipse occurs when the new moon passes between the earth and the sun.)
A "lunar" eclipse can not happen during the new moon phase it can only happen when the moon is full.
A New moon
The annual Leonid meteor shower will be November 17-18. The moon will set around 4 a.m., so there will only be a few hours of good viewing before dawn. The Geminid meteor shower will be December 13-14. Best viewing times will be around 2 a.m.
The next lunar eclipse is in 2014 !
April 15th, 2014; or, for clarity's sake, the night of April 14th. The umbral phase begins at about 2 am, EDT.
The next total lunar eclipse visible in New York will be on December 21, 2010. It will be visible from anywhere in North America.
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November 13 2012
Lunar Eclipse December 21, 2010 at 1:33 am (New Mexico)
A lunar eclipse can occur only at the time of the Full Moon.
Lunar phases are tightly related to both kinds of eclipse: -- A lunar eclipse can occur only at the time of Full Moon. -- A solar eclipse can occur only at the time of New Moon.
A lunar eclipse is possible only at the time of Full Moon. A solar eclipse is possible only at the time of New Moon.
This is called a lunar eclipse. (A solar eclipse occurs when the new moon passes between the earth and the sun.)
A "lunar" eclipse can not happen during the new moon phase it can only happen when the moon is full.
Solar Eclipse: There is a new moon. The sun is blocked out by the moon for some time. Lunar Eclipse: There is a full moon the night of a lunar eclipse. The reflective light of the moon is blocked by the Earth.