North America (and western South America) have ringside seats for a total lunar eclipse overnight on March 13-14. Totality lasts from 0626 to 0732 UTC, which is 0126-0232 am daylight time March 14 in my time zone (US Central).

S&T has an excellent article including time conversions for the relevant time zones, a diagram of where the eclipse is visible, what to look for, and so on. Check it out:

https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/catch-a-spectacular-total-lunar-eclipse-on-march-13-14/

Clear skies!

The moon is currently completely eclipsed. My family all saw it, and now I'm crashing for the night.  

I am watching the eclipse, and the moon looks more gray than on previous eclipses. There is some red in it too. It may be because of some haze in the atmosphere that it looks gray.

Glad you got to see it, @narnian78 and @fantasia. Now, sleep well! (If our kids were still growing up here at home, I'd be crashing too. )

How is the viewing in your area, @stargazer?

I was asleep by 9:15 EDT last evening, which enabled me to wake up with greater ease just before 2:30 am. It is very pleasant outside now (clear, no wind, and -3°C / 26.6F), so we are able to stay out for a good long time without getting chilled. Everything is so hushed and still. Oddly, one peeping bird just flew overhead at 3 in the morning.

In the middle of totality now at 3 am. Beautiful, ruddy, although there is a persistent thin, very light red—almost white—streak around the upper part of the Moon. I hope to be awake for quite awhile yet for viewing. Using binoculars is even more stunning!

EDIT 1: The Big Dipper is high overhead, leading to Arcturus, then Spica. Always a lovely sight.

EDIT 2: And I just now (3:28 EDT) see the head of Scorpius, including Antares, rising above the trees in the SE. Very cool!

EDIT 3: About a half hour ago, at 3:40, I began to see the glimmer of the brilliant white of the Moon (upper left), as the eclipse passed totality. Checking periodically to see its progress. I even got some half-decent photos, both of totality and following.  

While totality is amazing, I think the part I enjoy the most is just past totality, when that shining white rim begins to appear, with the rest of the Moon still deep in dark red.

EDIT 4: With the unaided eye, the Moon right now appears as a full crescent, but with binoculars, it is wonderfully striking, as the eclipsed part looks far more as it is ... a massive shadow slipping off the Moon.

EDIT 5: the Moon shadows are now becoming very distinct again, at 4:25 am, as the eclipse slowly passes, and the emerging full Worm Moon feels almost too bright to look at directly.

EDIT 6: I think I'm going to crash too. Took one final glimpse. The Moon is 3/4 bright again at 4:35 am. The diminishing shadow looks like a neat bite off a cookie. I don't think I will be arising for my walk in 90 minutes. But you never know. It's great walking weather out there! Crisp, comfortably cold.

Wonderful viewing tonight! ♥ Over and over "The heavens declare the glory of God"!

I'm glad you all got to enjoy the eclipse!

Skies here ranged from slightly hazy with a few clouds at the beginning of the umbral phase (12:09 am our time), to hazier skies by mid-eclipse (1:59 am), to hazy skies with scattered clouds by the end of the eclipse (3:48 am).

The temperature as we began was a very comfortable 55F/13C, well above our average high. The timing was also good as a big storm will roll in less than 24 hours after this event.

In warm weather I'll often sit outside for most or all of the event (as with last September's partial event, or the total one in May 2022 which I enjoyed with friends). This time, I ventured outside for some of the main events but spent the rest of the time indoors. It was still comfortable enough to sit in a lawn chair and take in the view.

Ryadian's father observed with me, until he called it a night around the beginning of totality. He noted that the haze made the penumbral shading easier to see by reducing the usual glare of the full moon.

We were outside for the beginning of the umbral phase, as well as seeing the moon about 40% covered (around 12:50). By then the eclipsed part was definitely visible, especially in binoculars. We saw 7 or 8 deer go walking down the street (oddly, this also happened during the last eclipse too). Deer are common enough around here but I usually don't see them while stargazing.

By the time totality started (1:26 am), the covered part was dark near the bottom, red and orange in the middle, merging to a brighter spot near the top of the Moon. I was reminded of pictures of Mars and its polar ice cap. By now, the surroundings were noticeably darker, even with all the city lights.

I watched mid-totality, and it seemed the brighter edge was slowly moving counterclockwise around the top of the moon as time passed. The man-in-the-moon figure was clearly visible in binoculars, especially as the end of totality neared. The sky was fairly hazy by now, with first-magnitude Spica barely visible (it's usually easy to see despite city lights). Another lone deer was seen in the street around the time totality ended.

As the end of the eclipse neared, moon shadows appeared on the ground again, and the sky was now pretty hazy and about half-filled with scattered cumulus clouds.

@jo wrote: While totality is amazing, I think the part I enjoy the most is just past totality, when that shining white rim begins to appear, with the rest of the Moon still deep in dark red.

I agree!