The moon began to enter the Earth's partial shadow, called the penumbra, around 9:05 p.m. EDT.
But observers were hard pressed to notice much until around 10:03 p.m. EDT, when the moon started to creep into the Earth's total shadow, the so-called umbra.
The total eclipse began at 11:13 p.m. EDT, peaked at about 11:40 p.m. EDT and ended at 12:07 a.m. EDT on Friday.
A second lunar eclipse, on November 8, will be visible from North and South America.