A totally eclipsed Moon is usually red, so a total lunar eclipse is often called Blood Moon or Red Moon. When is the next Blood Moon? Why does it turn red?

Apr 8, 2024 · Here on Earth, we can experience two kinds of eclipses: solar eclipses and lunar eclipses. Below, check out a visualization of the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse! What’s the difference between a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse? A solar eclipse happens when the Moon gets in the way of the Sun’s light and casts its shadow on Earth.

Feb 6, 2025 · In a total lunar eclipse, the entire Moon falls within the darkest part of Earth’s shadow, called the umbra. When the Moon is within the umbra, it appears red-orange. Lunar eclipses are sometimes called “Blood Moons” because of this phenomenon.

1 day ago · A total lunar eclipse on March 13-14, 2025, will be visible across Earth's night side. ... This diagram shows the times (in EDT) at various stages of the eclipse. (Image credit: NASA's Scientific ...

May 16, 2022 · This NASA shadow diagram of the May 15 to 16, 2022 lunar eclipse shows the different stages of the Blood Moon event. (Image credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio)

Jan 30, 2025 · See also the shadow diagram and Dial-a-Moon for this eclipse. On March 14, 2025 (the night of March 13), the Moon enters the Earth's shadow, creating a total lunar eclipse, the first since November of 2022. This animation shows the region of the Earth where this eclipse is visible. This region shifts to the west during the eclipse.

Nov 8, 2022 · This composite made from ten images shows the progression of the Moon during a total lunar eclipse above the Vehicle Assembly Building, Nov. 8, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Visible trailing the Moon in this composite is Mars.

A blood moon is a non-scientific description of the Moon's sometimes-rusty color when it goes through a total lunar eclipse. Less commonly, the term 'blood moon' can also refer to a series of four total lunar eclipses, so long as they are observed from one place within a two year period.

5 days ago · A diagram depicting the basic geometry between the Sun, Moon, and Earth during a lunar eclipse (not to scale). Credit: timeanddate.com. Solar and lunar eclipses, while both involving specific geometry of the Sun, Moon, and Earth, are different beasts.

6 days ago · Lunar eclipse, the Moon entering the shadow of Earth, opposite the Sun, so that Earth’s shadow sweeps over the Moon’s surface. An eclipse of the Moon can be seen under similar conditions at all places on Earth where the Moon is above the horizon.