The full moon blushes coppery red as stray bits of sunlight filter through Earth’s atmosphere. During a partial lunar eclipse, Earth’s shadow appears to take a bite of the moon.

A blood moon, also known as a total lunar eclipse, occurs when the Earth is positioned precisely between the sun and the moon so all three are in a line.

3:31 a.m. EDT: Totality ends. The moon’s disc begins to pass out of the earth’s shadow, and the red color of the occluded region begins to fade. 4:47 a.m. EDT: The moon exits the moon’s umbra.

A Blood Moon will occur on the night of March 13-14. This phenomenon occurs during a lunar eclipse when the Earth aligns between the sun and a full moon, causing the moon to pass through Earth's ...

The full moon blushes coppery red as stray bits of sunlight filter through Earth's atmosphere. During a partial lunar eclipse, Earth's shadow appears to take a bite of the moon.

The total eclipse turned the moon a rusty red as the Earth passed between the moon and sun, casting a shadow over the moon's surface on November 8, 2022. (Photo by Jonathan Newton/The Washington ...

How to see the lunar eclipse The so-called blood moon will be visible for about an hour starting at 1:26 a.m. Central on Friday morning. Peak viewing will be close to 2 a.m. Central.

The Moon is moving away from Earth at about 1.5 inches per year, meaning it is slowly appearing smaller and smaller in our sky. One day, eclipses — lunar and solar alike — will cease to exist.

The view from the moon looking at the Earth My all-time favorite lunar eclipse photo was taken by professional photographer Mike Mezeul on April 14, 2014. What makes this absolutely perfect is the ...

NASA explains it this way: “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.

Total 'blood moon' lunar eclipse coming in March This year's worm moon will coincide with a blood moon total lunar eclipse, which is coming March 13-14, according to NASA. On those nights, the sun ...

The total eclipse turned the moon a rusty red as the Earth passed between the moon and sun, casting a shadow over the moon's surface on November 8, 2022.