http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2010_lunar_eclipse And here I thought I'd be going to bed tonight.
This is the important bit. "It will be the first total lunar eclipse to occur on the day of the Northern Winter Solstice (Southern Summer Solstice) since 1638" This means that it will be the darkest 24 hours period for over 450 years for folks in North America. Idk about Europe.
dammit if its going to be an eclipse at moonset then.... ill have no sleep all night long xD (i live in Europe btw)