Total Lunar Eclipse Set to Wow Stargazers, Clear Skies Willing

(L) Earth starts to cast its shadow on the moon during a complete lunar eclipse seen from Jakarta, Indonesia on Aug. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana); (R) The moon is seen as it nears a total lunar eclipse on April 15, 2015 in Burbank, Calif. Kevin Winter/Getty Images

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES—Astronomy buffs across the United States have been promised all the makings of a spectacular total lunar eclipse on Jan. 20, except one—clear skies.

Star gazers from Los Angeles to New York will keep their eyes on the sky for the eclipse, known as a super blood wolf moon, expected to appear at 11:41 p.m. EST.