--- title: Where to Watch the Supermoon Eclipse: The Best Places description: Weather will affect viewing in some places in the United States, but these are the best places to watch canonical: https://time.com/4051317/supermoon-eclipse/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-27T15:40:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T11:17:54.166Z article:section: Science og:title: These Will Be the Best Places to Watch the Supermoon Eclipse og:description: The Pacific Northwest and parts of the Midwest and Southwest. og:url: https://time.com/4051317/supermoon-eclipse/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ac681b617fbeece/698865a3ab6d7751526a6631/supermoon-eclipse-2015.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Supermoon Eclipse og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: These Will Be the Best Places to Watch the Supermoon Eclipse twitter:description: The Pacific Northwest and parts of the Midwest and Southwest. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ac681b617fbeece/698865a3ab6d7751526a6631/supermoon-eclipse-2015.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # These Will Be the Best Places to Watch the Supermoon Eclipse  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Sep 27, 2015 3:40 PM UTC  Supermoon taken in Tustin on 7/12/14. Supermoon taken in Tustin on 7/12/14.Getty Images  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Sep 27, 2015 3:40 PM UTC This Sunday’s supermoon eclipse marks the first time in three decades that a supermoon will occur at the same time as a lunar eclipse. The eclipse, which will last one hour and 12 minutes, will be visible in North and South America, Europe, Africa and parts of Asia, according to NASA. But not all viewing locations are created equal. In the United States, the Pacific Northwest and parts of the Midwest and Southwest will have the most clear visibility, according to an AccuWeather [report](http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/when-is-lunar-eclipse-supermoon-harvest-blood-moon-viewing-conditions-map-forecast/52538422). On the East Coast, better views are expected in the north than in the south thanks to a storm system in the area. Despite experiencing relatively clear skies, viewers on the West Coast will miss out on the first part of the eclipse because of the timing of sunset. No matter where in the country you may be, look for a spot with a clear view to the east, where the moon will rise. And if the weather doesn’t obey, or if you don’t want to leave the house, you can catch TIME’s livestream of the eclipse. **Read Next:** [_How to See a Once-in-a-Generation Supermoon Eclipse This Weekend_](http://time.com/4044307/supermoon-lunar-eclipse/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4051317/supermoon-eclipse/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4051317/supermoon-eclipse/"},"headline":"These Will Be the Best Places to Watch the Supermoon Eclipse","datePublished":"2015-09-27T15:40:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T11:17:54.166Z","description":"Not all viewing locations are created equal","url":"https://time.com/4051317/supermoon-eclipse/","keywords":["Space"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ac681b617fbeece/698865a3ab6d7751526a6631/supermoon-eclipse-2015.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ac681b617fbeece/698865a3ab6d7751526a6631/supermoon-eclipse-2015.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Supermoon Eclipse","caption":"Supermoon Eclipse","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/science/","name":"Science"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/space/","name":"Space"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4051317/supermoon-eclipse/","name":"These Will Be the Best Places to Watch the Supermoon Eclipse"}}]}] ```