INDIANA, USA — Look up mid-March, and you'll see the moon turn blood red. The next total lunar eclipse will occur on the night of March 13-14 (Thursday-Friday) across the western hemisphere as ...

A total lunar eclipse over Colima, Mexico early Friday, March 14. Agencia Press South / Getty Images The "Blood Worm Moon" lunar eclipse is seen above Austin, Texas, on March 14, 2025.

As the lunar eclipse begins, the moon will start moving through Earth's shadow on Thursday at 11:57 p.m. ET. However, the moon's gradual dimming won't be noticeable until around 1:09 a.m. on Friday.

The totality phase, when the Earth's shadow fully covers the moon, is expected to last about 65 minutes. The next total eclipse won't happen until March 3, 2026. What happens in a total lunar eclipse?

The Blue Ghost lunar lander, which has been on the moon since the spacecraft’s successful touchdown on March 2, captured images of the sun, Earth and moon lined up at around 4:30 a.m. ET, the ...

The best time to see the total lunar eclipse is between 2:26 and 3:31 a.m. EDT, 1:26 and 2:31 a.m. CDT. At that time, the moon will appear coppery red to the naked eye.

The lunar eclipse will begin as a slowly growing partial eclipse at 1:09 a.m. EDT, March 14, when the Moon begins to pass into the Earth's hard shadow, known as the umbra.

This Friday, March 14, the Cincinnati metro and Tri-State area will experience its first total lunar eclipse since November 8, 2022. The next opportunity won’t occur until March of 2026.