As part of the Starry Nights Initiative, Utah State Parks will host viewing events for the September supermoon and partial lunar eclipse at Dead Horse Point State Park and Goblin Valley State Park in southeastern Utah. Both events will include short hikes.

Stargazers in Florida and across the nation will be treated to a multifaceted celestial event on Tuesday, September 17, because a partial lunar eclipse and a full “Harvest" supermoon will be visible in the night sky.

A partial lunar eclipse will be visible here across Arizona as the moon rises Tuesday night. Only a small part of the surface will covered by the Earth’s shadow, with maximum coverage at 7:44 p.m.

This year, Shraddha Paksha begins on September 18th and lasts until October 2nd. During these 15 days, a lunar and a solar eclipse will occur. Find out when the eclipses will happen and other related details.

Pitru Paksha - also known as the Shradh period - starts on the Pratipada Tithi of Krishna Paksha in the month of Bhadrapada, according to the Hindu calender.