I double-checked my almanac. Not only is there a total lunar eclipse on the Solstice, but the moon is also full! How exciting is that?
Some details about the eclipse -- looks like most or all of us will be able to see it one way or another:
"A total lunar eclipse will take place on December 20/21, 2010. It will be visible after midnight Eastern Standard Time on December 21 in North and South America. The beginning of the total eclipse will be visible from northern Europe just before sunrise. The end of the total eclipse will be visible rising at sunset for Japan and northeastern Asia, it also appears very visible to the Philippines just after sunset (as in Partial lunar eclipse). It will be the first total lunar eclipse in nearly 3 years, the last being on February 20, 2008."
(Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2010_lunar_eclipse "On the heals of the Geminid meteor shower, a total lunar eclipse will be visible on the first day of winter, December 21, 2010. About 1.5 billion people will be able to view this total lunar eclipse.
"This early celestial Christmas present will be visible totality on four continents: all of North and South America, in Asia it will be visible in much of Japan and Korea, as well as western and northern parts of Europe. People in Hawaii and the North Island of New Zealand will also be able to view the total eclipse. In Africa and most of Asia, the eclipse will only be partial.
" 'Unlike a solar eclipse, a lunar eclipse can be viewed by a great number of people over a vast area of the globe,' Ben Burress, staff astronomer at Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland, Calif., said in a statement.
It has been nearly four years since a total lunar eclipse was visible in North America and it won't be until "Tax Day", April 15, 2014.
Examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/christian-worldview-in-national/total-lunar-eclipse-will-be-visible-dec-21-2010